Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.

Japan regularly intercepts Russian forces near its territorial waters and airspace.

Japan scrambled fighter jets to respond to Russian bombers, fighters and a surveillance plane at least four times this week ...

Japan has reported the transit of a Russian corvette through the Tsugaru Strait, highlighting ongoing naval operations near ...

Japan scrambled fighter jets to monitor nuclear-capable Russian warplanes that flew over international waters along the edge of Japanese airspace off its coast. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said ...

TOKYO/MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defence ministry said late Tuesday, amid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan and South Korea scramble fighter jets in response to China and Russia’s joint patrols Japan and South Korea separately ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military ...

Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese Defense Ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and ...

TOKYO — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense officials said ...