TOKYO -- A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace off the northernmost main island of Hokkaido three times between 1 and 3 p.m. Monday, Japan's government says, prompting Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets to warn off the intruding plane using flares for the first time.
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Japan fighters fire flares as Russian military plane violates airspace
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A Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japanese airspace near Rebun Island in the north, Japan's Ministry of Defense said. (Japan's Ministry of Defense)
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