Japan's defense minister said the use of flares was a legitimate response to airspace violation and "we plan to use it ...

Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday.The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force ...

Japanese jet fighters fired warning flares at a Russian military reconnaissance plane that violated Japan’s airspace, the ...

The infringements were the first by Russia in five years, according to the Japanese defense ministry. A fighter fired a ...

Japan says its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace.

Japan's Defense Ministry said Monday that a Russian military aircraft violated the country's airspace three times, prompting ...

The airspace violation is extremely regrettable, and today we lodged a very serious protest with the Russian government via ...

The Russian aircraft intruded three times and ignored radio warnings, prompting flares from Japan’s self defense aircrafts.

Japan's Defense Ministry said Monday that a Russian military aircraft violated the country's airspace three times, prompting ...

Japanese warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that breached airspace above Rebun Island three ...

TOKYO -- A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido three ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three ...