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

The Russian and Chinese militaries have frequently sent aircraft and ships on patrols and drills near Japan.

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

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 ...

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back has thanked Japan for helping a South Korean military aircraft that ran into trouble. The C-130 transport plane was forced to make an emergency landing in ...

Japan US Military This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber in the vicinity of ...