Japanese air security: Russian and Chinese military aircraft are probing Japanese air defenses at a rate not seen in over a decade, causing repeated scrambling of Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force jets, Peter J Brown writes. The activity may put pressure on Tokyo to boost military spending amid talk of Beijing and Moscow playing a role to defuse the confrontation with North Korea. Japan recorded more than 850 such events in the year ended March 2017 that required the scrambling of its F-15J fighter aircraft. If China and Russia continue to flex military muscle in the skies above Japan, Tokyo may be pushed down a path to further militarization. READ THE STORY HERE
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