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Japan jet scrambles
![Japan Says Aircraft Scrambles Are Down – But Responses to Drones and UFOs Are Up Japan Says Aircraft Scrambles Are Down – But Responses to Drones and UFOs Are Up](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-07-203506.jpg)
Japan Says Aircraft Scrambles Are Down – But Responses to Drones and UFOs Are Up
By Takahashi Kosuke
Japan scrambled fighter aircraft 778 times in FY2022, nearly three-quarters of those coming against Chinese planes.
![Japan Sees Rise in Fighter Scrambles Against Chinese Aircraft Japan Sees Rise in Fighter Scrambles Against Chinese Aircraft](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-14-144330.jpg)
Japan Sees Rise in Fighter Scrambles Against Chinese Aircraft
By Kosuke Takahashi
In the first half of 2022, Japan witnessed a 14 percent increase in scrambles triggered by foreign military aircraft approaches.
![Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-screen-shot-2017-12-18-at-10.49.39-am.jpg)
Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan has seen a rise in the number of Chinese military aircraft approaching Japanese airspace over the last nine months.
![How the Comfort Women Settlement Can Boost Japan-ROK Ties How the Comfort Women Settlement Can Boost Japan-ROK Ties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-01_19-01-48.jpg)
How the Comfort Women Settlement Can Boost Japan-ROK Ties
By Ki Suh Jung
Getting past the issue would pave the way for greater collaboration against urgent security threats.
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