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

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 ...

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

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

Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, at a news conference Tuesday, said the skipper of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ...

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

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

TOKYO — Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace on Monday. Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that ...

Defence Minister Minoru Kihara calls on the Russian government to prevent a recurrence. Defence Minister Minoru Kihara says Japanese fighter jets warned the Russian patrol plane by radio before ...

A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, ...

Japan is strongly alarmed by recent airspace breaches by China and Russia and other military activities by them around the country, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Tuesday. Kihara's remarks came a ...