The Russian military flights came after Russia and its quasi-ally, China, sent their nuclear-capable bombers for a joint patrol over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea i ...
It also shares a maritime border with Japan, the subject of a decades-long feud involving a string of disputed islands called the "Kurils" by Russia and the "Northern Territories" by Japan.
A pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers escorted by two Russian fighter aircraft carried out a eight-hour flight over the Sea of ...
Japan saw scrambles by the Japan Air Self Defense Force decrease for the first three quarters of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ...