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Nansei Islands
February 28, 2017
Japan Doubles Number of Fighter Jets Used for Intercepting Chinese Warplanes
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan increased the number of jets deployed for scrambles against foreign airplanes from two to four.
October 28, 2016
China Accuses Japan of Endangering its Military Aircraft
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Beijing slammed Japan’s air force for scrambling jets and locking radars on to Chinese military aircraft.
July 06, 2016
Chinese and Japanese Fighter Jets Come Close to Dogfight in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japanese aircraft purportedly used fire-control radars to lock onto two PLAAF warplanes flying over the East China Sea.
April 26, 2016
Japan's Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Aircraft 571 Times in 2015
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The number of sorties flown to ward off Chinese intrusions into Japan’s airspace has risen substantially.
February 01, 2016
Japan Forms New Air Wing to Fend off China’s Advances in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Tokyo has recently doubled the number of fighter jets stationed at Okinawa's Naha Air Base.
May 20, 2014
Japan to Build Defense Camps Near Disputed Islands
By Clint Richards
GSDF camps are to be built on three islands near the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands to handle “remote island attacks.”
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