Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace on Tuesday, when Tokyo was hosting the leaders of the Quad grouping of countries that includes the United States, ...

Japan had initially planned the F-35Bs to support amphibious operations, but the initial six jets missed the target March ...

A day later, Japan sent jets to intercept a pair of Russian Air Force Tu-95MS strategic bombers and two Su-30SM fighter escorts, which the Russian Defense Ministry subsequently said had conducted ...

Japan's military intercepted foreign aircraft 704 times in the past year. Most interceptions involved Chinese aircraft and drones. Scrambles against Chinese drones tripled. Russian aircraft ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets Monday after a Russian surveillance plane entered Japanese airspace three times, the Defense Ministry said, with Air Self-Defense Force fighters deploying flares for ...

Japanese fighter jets fired warning flares at a Russian reconnaissance plane after it repeatedly breached the neighbouring country’s airspace, Tokyo said, as tensions rise over Moscow’s ...

Japanese fighter jets scramble as Russian warplanes violate Japanese airspace multiple times. ... Japan has also significantly dropped coal trade to Russia by 67%.

Japan has protested to the Kremlin after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, Defence Minister Minoru Kihara says. “We confirmed today that a Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft ...

Separately, Japan scrambled jets to monitor Chinese and Russian bombers and fighters conducting joint flights on Thursday, according to its defense ministry. The aircraft included China’s H-6, J ...

Japan scrambled F-2 combat jets in response. In Moscow, asked about the alleged intrusion at a regular news conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said he was unaware ...

Russian bombers made a recent show of force near Japan to indicate the cost of being an “unfriendly country,” according to a Tokyo-based security expert. Two Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 ...