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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

U.S., Japan, Australia to create new joint air defense system 01:27. Japan said it scrambled fighter jets on Monday after a Chinese military aircraft violated its airspace in a further escalation ...

In this photo provided by the Japanese Defense Ministry, a Russian Tu-95MS bomber conducts flight operations over the waters near Japan's island of Hokkaido on January 30, 2025.

TOKYO -- A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido three times between 1 and 3 p.m. Monday, Japan's government says, prompting Air ...