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the japanese ministry of defense said on september 23 that a russian military aircraft entered japanese airspace three times that day, and japanese fighter jets fired flares at russian military aircraft. the japanese government has protested to russia, but russia has not yet responded.

according to the japanese ministry of defense, from 13:00 to 16:00 local time on the 23rd, a russian il-38 anti-submarine aircraft invaded japanese airspace three times over the waters near rebun island, hokkaido.

△picture from japan air self-defense force

japanese defense minister minoru kihara said the japan air self-defense force scrambled f-15 and f-35 fighter jets, first sending out radio warnings and then firing heat flares when the russians entered its airspace for the third time. according to the japanese side, this was the first time that japanese fighter jets "fired heat flares in response to airspace violations." the japanese side said that firing heat flares was a warning and not a shooting.

at a press conference held at the prime minister's office on the 23rd, japanese chief cabinet secretary yoshimasa hayashi said that the japanese government was "extremely sorry" about the incident and had lodged a protest to russia through diplomatic channels, demanding that similar incidents not happen again. he also said that the japanese government had set up a special intelligence liaison office in the crisis management center of the prime minister's office for this matter. when asked about russia's intentions and purposes, he refused to answer.

at present, russia has not responded to this matter.