Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas

The Russian ministry released a video on Jan 30 of two Tupolev-95 aircraft conducting what it called a regular flight. - Reuters

TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said on Friday (Jan 31).

“We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yesterday, and we scrambled Air Self-Defence Force fighter jets” in response, Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.