Japan is strongly alarmed by recent airspace breaches by China and Russia and other military activities by them around the ...

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

“We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft has violated our airspace over our territorial waters north of Rebun ...

Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il ...

It is the first 'publicly announced' airspace incursion by a Russian aircraft since June 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Il-38 plane entered Japanese airspace on Sept. 23. Japan used flares after the ...

Government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said that while Japan is withholding judgment on the intent behind the incident, ...

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

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

In a press conference on Monday, Japan Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that Japan had scrambled F-15 and F-35 ...

Defence Minister Minoru Kihara calls on the Russian government to prevent a recurrence. Japan has protested to the Kremlin ...