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

Japan had to scramble fighter jets when Russian aircraft flew around the archipelago for the first time since 2019.

Japan is strongly alarmed by recent airspace breaches by China and Russia and other military activities by them around the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...