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Japan Scrambles Jet After Chinese Military Drone Spotted Near Taiwan
Japan's defence ministry said on Monday it scrambled a fighter jet to monitor a Chinese BZK-005 military drone spotted flying between Japan's westernmost Yonaguni island and Taiwan in the morning.
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Japan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Planes Take Off From Aircraft Carrier
Japan said Monday it had scrambled jets in recent days as Chinese fighter planes landed and took off from an aircraft carrier deployed near southern Japan and Taiwan.
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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 Jets To Intercept Nuclear-Capable Russian Bombers: Report
Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers that were flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, the Interfax agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying on Thursday.
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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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Japan Scrambles Jet Fighters At Record Pace As Chinese Military Activity Rises
Japan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft at record pace in the year to March 31, government figures showed on Thursday, as Chinese military activity in and around the East China Sea escalated.
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China Defends Actions After Japan Says Jet Scrambles Up
China defended the actions of its air force today after Japan said its scrambled fighter jets to prevent possible incursions by Chinese planes a record high number of times in the summer.
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Japan Jet Scrambles Against China Planes Hit Record This Summer
Japan scrambled fighter jets to prevent possible incursions by Chinese planes a record high number of times for the July-September period, the Defence Ministry said today, with Tokyo and Beijing at loggerheads over disputed islets.
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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 Complains Japanese Air, Sea Surveillance Raises Safety Risks
China's Defence Ministry complained today that Japanese surveillance activities threatened the safety of Chinese ships and aircraft, raising the issue after Japan said earlier this week that its jet fighter scrambles had hit levels unseen since the Cold War.
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe warns China on use of force as jets scrambled
Japan's leader warned China today against forcibly changing the regional balance of power, as reports said Tokyo had scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese military aircraft flying near Okinawa.
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Japan scrambles fighters after China flights: media
Japan has scrambled fighter jets for two days running in response to four Chinese military aircraft flying over international waters near the Okinawa island chain, according to reports today.
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Japan scrambles jets against Russian military planes
Japan scrambled fighter jets Sunday as a pair of Russian military planes flew along the nation's northern coastline, the defence ministry said.
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Japan scrambles jets after Russian bombers allegedly intrudes air space
Two Russian bombers briefly entered Japan's air space near its major southern island of Kyushu today, prompting Japan to scramble its fighter jets and lodge a protest, the Japanese government said, but Russia denied any intrusion.
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Japan Scrambles Jet After Chinese Military Drone Spotted Near Taiwan
Japan's defence ministry said on Monday it scrambled a fighter jet to monitor a Chinese BZK-005 military drone spotted flying between Japan's westernmost Yonaguni island and Taiwan in the morning.
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Japan Scrambles Jets After Chinese Planes Take Off From Aircraft Carrier
Japan said Monday it had scrambled jets in recent days as Chinese fighter planes landed and took off from an aircraft carrier deployed near southern Japan and Taiwan.
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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 Jets To Intercept Nuclear-Capable Russian Bombers: Report
Japan scrambled F-15 fighter jets to intercept two Russian nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers that were flying over the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, the Interfax agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying on Thursday.
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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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Japan Scrambles Jet Fighters At Record Pace As Chinese Military Activity Rises
Japan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft at record pace in the year to March 31, government figures showed on Thursday, as Chinese military activity in and around the East China Sea escalated.
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China Defends Actions After Japan Says Jet Scrambles Up
China defended the actions of its air force today after Japan said its scrambled fighter jets to prevent possible incursions by Chinese planes a record high number of times in the summer.
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Japan Jet Scrambles Against China Planes Hit Record This Summer
Japan scrambled fighter jets to prevent possible incursions by Chinese planes a record high number of times for the July-September period, the Defence Ministry said today, with Tokyo and Beijing at loggerheads over disputed islets.
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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 Complains Japanese Air, Sea Surveillance Raises Safety Risks
China's Defence Ministry complained today that Japanese surveillance activities threatened the safety of Chinese ships and aircraft, raising the issue after Japan said earlier this week that its jet fighter scrambles had hit levels unseen since the Cold War.
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Japan's PM Shinzo Abe warns China on use of force as jets scrambled
Japan's leader warned China today against forcibly changing the regional balance of power, as reports said Tokyo had scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese military aircraft flying near Okinawa.
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Japan scrambles fighters after China flights: media
Japan has scrambled fighter jets for two days running in response to four Chinese military aircraft flying over international waters near the Okinawa island chain, according to reports today.
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Japan scrambles jets against Russian military planes
Japan scrambled fighter jets Sunday as a pair of Russian military planes flew along the nation's northern coastline, the defence ministry said.
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Japan scrambles jets after Russian bombers allegedly intrudes air space
Two Russian bombers briefly entered Japan's air space near its major southern island of Kyushu today, prompting Japan to scramble its fighter jets and lodge a protest, the Japanese government said, but Russia denied any intrusion.
