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 ...

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

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

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

Japanese fighter jets fired warnings flares against a Russian military aircraft that Tokyo said repeatedly entered the ...

The Russian Il-38 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew north of Rebun Island three times from 1 p.m. and ...

Japanese fighter jets fired warning flares at a Russian reconnaissance plane after it repeatedly breached the neighbouring ...

TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to "resolutely defend Japan's territory" as Tokyo lodged a protest with Moscow ...

A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three separate occasions on ...

Russian patrol aircraft were intercepted by Japanese fighter jets after Moscow's planes violated the Western-ally's airspace, ...

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