It is the first 'publicly announced' airspace incursion by a Russian aircraft since June 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

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

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

The airspace violation is extremely regrettable, and today we lodged a very serious protest with the Russian government via ...

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

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

Japanese jet fighters fired warning flares at a Russian military reconnaissance plane that violated Japan’s airspace, the ...

In a press conference on Monday, Japan Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that Japan had scrambled F-15 and F-35 ...

Defence Minister Minoru Kihara calls on the Russian government to prevent a recurrence. Japan has protested to the Kremlin ...

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

Japan protested to Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence minister said Monday, the first time it has reported such an incursion since 2019.