Japan is keeping a close watch on the Chinese navy s activities in waters around the nation after fighter jets and helicopters were seen taking off from and landing on a Chinese aircraft carrier off the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa, the top government spokesman said on May 9.
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Russia, China conduct 2nd joint air patrol over Sea of Japan
A total of six Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Tuesday flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea for the two neighboring countries second joint air patrol in the area since July 2019, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against the bombers, which traveled around a pair of South Korea-controlled, Japan-claimed islets in the Sea of Japan, the Tsushima Strait between Kyushu and South Korea, as well as an area between Okinawa s main island and Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.