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

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

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

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

Japan has protested to the Kremlin after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, Defence Minister Minoru ...

Aviones militares japoneses usaron bengalas para advertir a una aeronave de reconocimiento rusa que había entrado en su ...

Japan lodged a "very serious protest" with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence ...

Japanese warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that breached airspace above Rebun Island three ...

A Russian IL-38 patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace off Hokkaido’s Rebun island three times, with the ASDF firing ...

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

A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido three times, prompting Japan's Self-Defense Force ...

A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Hokkaido's Rebun Island on three separate occasions on Monday, Japan's government spokesperson said.