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 ...

You may have heard about Japanese fighter jets touring Europe, as well as a few other locations. Here's why they were ...

Japan fighter aircraft were scrambled 448 times in the last nine months – a 14 percent decrease from the same timeframe last ...

Germany, France and Spain have put their project on hold, prompting speculation that some may turn to the Japan-UK-Italy ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Sea of Japan alongside Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, Tokyo said, in a show of force following Chinese and Russian drills in the skies ...

From visa suspensions to Pakistan's arms deal, here are a few highlights from SCMP's recent Asia reporting We have selected ...

Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened. Locking radar onto an aircraft is considered a threat because it can ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. The new ...

Fighter jets appearing in a nation's airspace can cause concern for civilians, but it's usually nothing to worry about. Oftentimes, unit movements are training exercises, which can be crucial training ...