TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fighter jets scrambled against Chinese planes a record number of times in April-December, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, as Sino-Japanese ties are strained by an island spat and disputes stemming from Tokyo's wartime past.
Japan scrambled combat planes against Chinese aircraft 287 times in the nine-month period, a record high and up 79 percent from the same period a year earlier.
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