TOKYO — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to "resolutely defend Japan's territory" as Tokyo lodged a protest with Moscow after a Russian patrol plane entered its airspace.
The military responded by scrambling fighter jets and issuing radio and flare warnings, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters, calling it the first confirmed incursion since 2019.
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