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

Japan said a Russian surveillance plane violated its airspace three times on Monday.The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force ...

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

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

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.

In a rare event, Japan's F-15 and F-35 fighter jets opened fire at a Russian IL-38 patrol aircraft violating Japanese ...

A Russian reconnaissance aircraft entered Japanese airspace three times in three hours on Monday, with its bomb bay doors ...

The Russian Il-38 maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft flew north of Rebun Island three times from 1 p.m. and ...

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

Japanese fighter jets fired warnings flares against a Russian military aircraft that Tokyo said repeatedly entered the ...

Japanese military planes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that trespassed and entered Japan’s airspace ...