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 ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Russian Il-38 plane entered Japanese airspace on Sept. 23. Japan used flares after the ...

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

Japan has territorial disputes with Russia and China. China claims the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, while Japan ...

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

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

As Russia’s military last week launched globe-spanning drills widely seen as a show of strength directed at the United States ...

Four Russian military aircraft were tracked operating in the Alaska air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, ...

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

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

"We believe that this is not only a serious violation of our country's sovereignty, but also a threat to our security. This ...