Oct. 31, 2013 – 02:28PM By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, pictured, and Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with Russian counterparts Friday. (Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP) TOKYO — Tokyo will play host to the foreign and… Read More ›
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Japan Scrambles Jets After Russian Bomber Breaches Airspace
Aug. 22, 2013 – 10:54AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday after a pair of Russian bombers briefly intruded into the country’s airspace, officials said. The two Tu-95 planes breached airspace near the isle… Read More ›