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On Thursday, February 7, 2013, Japan scrabbled to get fighters in the air after two Russian SU-27 jets entered Japanese airspace. The incident happened near territory disputed by Japan and Russia since the end of World War II when Russian forces took over the island. Russian news reported that their officials denied that their jets ever entered Japanese airspace. Japan's defense ministry said the Russian fighters left without incident in just over one minute.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday described as "dangerous" and "regrettable" the actions of a Chinese navy ship that Tokyo says put a radar-lock on a Japanese vessel last week.
His comments come amid severely strained relations between the two Asian powers over a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea.
The tensions over the islands -- which Japan currently administers but both countries claim sovereignty over -- have resulted in maritime standoffs and the scrambling of Japanese fighter jets in recent months.
In the latest incident, Japan accused the Chinese navy ship of using radar to gather information on the location of a Japanese warship in the East China Sea. That type of radar could be used to produce data needed to fire upon the Japanese vessel.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday described as "dangerous" and "regrettable" the actions of a Chinese navy ship that Tokyo says put a radar-lock on a Japanese vessel last week.
His comments come amid severely strained relations between the two Asian powers over a set of disputed islands in the East China Sea.
The tensions over the islands -- which Japan currently administers but both countries claim sovereignty over -- have resulted in maritime standoffs and the scrambling of Japanese fighter jets in recent months.
In the latest incident, Japan accused the Chinese navy ship of using radar to gather information on the location of a Japanese warship in the East China Sea. That type of radar could be used to produce data needed to fire upon the Japanese vessel.
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