He said the Russian planes violated Japanese airspace north of Rebun Island in Hokkaido three times between 1pm and 3pm local ...

23, a Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace three times in an area north of Rebun, an island off the coast of the country’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido.

The Japanese side then urged Russia to prevent a recurrence of a Russian patrol plane's violation of Japan's airspace near Rebun Island in Hokkaido last month. The Japanese side also voiced ...

23 incident off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido prompted Air Self-Defense ... Japan said a Russian patrol aircraft flew over Rebun Island on the afternoon of Sept. 23, and in doing ...

We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft has violated our airspace over our territorial waters north of Rebun Island, Hokkaido, on three occasions, Kihara said on Monday.

The woman lived on Rebun Island off the northern tip of Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan. Her bones were excavated together with those of 27 of her fellow villagers. Researchers ...

In a rare move, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled F-15 and F-35 fighter jets from the Northern Air Defense ...

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun Island, just off the coast of the country’s northernmost main island of ...

23, a Russian IL-38 Maritime Patrol Aircraft violated Japanese airspace north of Rebun Island ... the west and north coasts of the main island of Hokkaido, save for one flight by two Tu-142 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido’s Rebun Island on three separate occasions on Monday, prompting Japan’s Self-Defense Force to ...

off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, in a personal capacity, the source said, marking an unusual move for a high-ranking Russian official. It is unclear whether Kiriyenko's visit was ...

"We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft has violated our airspace over our territorial waters north of Rebun Island, Hokkaido, on three occasions," Kihara said on Monday.