In a rare move, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled F-15 and F-35 fighter jets from the Northern Air Defense ...

The Russian aircraft intruded three times and ignored radio warnings, prompting flares from Japan’s self defense aircrafts.

Russian patrol aircraft were intercepted by Japanese fighter jets after Moscow's planes violated the Western-ally's airspace, ...

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

A Russian IL-38 patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace off Hokkaido’s Rebun island three times, with the ASDF firing ...

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

Japan's Defense Ministry said Monday that a Russian military aircraft violated the country's airspace three times, prompting ...

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

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

Russia and Japan have a territorial dispute over Russian-held islands near Hokkaido that were seized from Japan in the final ...

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

TOKYO -- A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido three ...