Beijing escalated its war of words with Tokyo after Japan said Chinese fighter jets aimed a fire-control radar at Japanese F-15s flying near Okinawa, an action Tokyo called "dangerous" and "extremely ...

This Dec. 23, 2022 file photo provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense shows two J-15 carrier-based aircraft from the Liaoning. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Defense Tensions between Japan and China ...

Japan has protested the targeting of its aircraft by Chinese shipborne fighter aircraft with their radars. The incidents occurred on 6 December, as the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Liaoning conducted ...

A Chinese aircraft carrier reportedly deployed fighter jets that twice locked their radar on Japanese air force units while operating near the United States ally's territory. Japan's Defense Minister ...

Japan–China tensions spiked dramatically after Tokyo accused Chinese J-15s of locking fire-control radar on Japanese F-15s near Okinawa, triggering fears of a dangerous escalation. Japan vowed a calm ...

TOKYO -- Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader's recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred ...

Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened. Locking radar onto an aircraft is considered a threat because it can ...

TOKYO – Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets southeast of Okinawa’s main island, Japan’s defense ministry said Sunday, slamming it as a “dangerous act”. Beijing-Tokyo ...

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025 about Chinese military aircraft locking their radar on Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets.

Here’s the English translation of the official statement: We hereby report on the incident of radar lock-on by a Chinese military aircraft against an Air Self-Defense Force aircraft. There were two ...

TOKYO — Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred ...