Japan Airspace

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  Japan Protests Airspace "Violation" By Russian Patrol Plane

  Japan lodged a "very serious protest" with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace three times, the defence minister said Monday, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.

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  Japan's Claim Of Airspace Breach By Military Plane Being Verified By China

  China said Tuesday it was "verifying" claims by Japan of the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into its airspace.

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  For First Time Ever, Japan Accuses China Of Violating Its Airspace

  Japan slammed on Tuesday what it called the first confirmed incursion by a Chinese military aircraft into its airspace as a "serious violation" of its sovereignty, saying Beijing was becoming "increasingly active".

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  Japan Says Objects That Flew Over Airspace Could Be Chinese Spy Balloons

  Japan said last week it was re-analysing a series of incidents involving unidentified aerial objects in light of a Chinese spy balloon shot down by the United States after crossing US territory.

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  US, Japan Hold Military Drills After North Korea Fires Missile: Report

  Japan and the United States held joint military drills in the airspace over the Sea of Japan after North Korea fired a missile on Friday, Tokyo defence officials said.

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  Watch: Chinese, Russian Fighter Jets Flew Near Japan Airspace As Quad Met

  Chinese and Russian fighter jets carried out joint flights over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on Tuesday as leaders of the Quad bloc met in Tokyo.

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  "Halt Such Acts": Japan Protests Suspected Air Incursion By Russia

  Tokyo lodged a diplomatic protest with Moscow after scrambling fighter jets on Wednesday as a suspected Russian helicopter entered Japan's northern airspace at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine.

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  Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian, Chinese Planes

  Japan's military scrambled fighter aircraft to intercept Russian and Chinese planes, it said on Tuesday, including an observation jet at which South Korean forces fired warning shots after it entered airspace over an island claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo.

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  'Large' Chinese Military Fleet Flies Near Japan Islands: Reports

  Japan scrambled jets after 11 Chinese military planes flew near southern Japanese islands during what Beijing said was a drill to improve its long-range combat abilities, reports said Saturday.

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  Japan Protests After Russian Plane Enters Airspace

  Japan has lodged a protest with Russia after scrambling four jet fighters to intercept a foreign aircraft believed to be Russian which briefly violated its airspace, officials said Wednesday.

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  Japan Scrambles Jets to Intercept 'Russian' Plane

  Japan scrambled four fighter jets to intercept a foreign aircraft -- believed to have been Russian -- which briefly violated its airspace, the defence ministry was reported as saying today.

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  China's Military Wants More Teeth to Counter India, US, Japan

  Bracketing India along with the US, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam as "threats" to China'a airspace, the People's Liberation Army in a study has sought the broadening of its air surveillance and attack capabilities with high-speed cruise missiles and a new generation of bombers.

• China Top Worry in Annual Japan Defense Report

  Japan's annual defense white paper expresses strong concern about China's military build-up, citing its neighbor's increased airspace and maritime activities.

• Japan scrambles jets against Chinese plane

  Japan scrambled military jets on Sunday to counter three Chinese military planes that flew near Japanese airspace, defence officials said.

• US Vice President Joe Biden calls for trust with China amid airspace dispute

  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, visiting China as a dispute over a new Chinese air defence zone rattles nerves around the region.