Japan On Heightened Alert Amid China's Military Coercion; Planes May Have Been Within Missile Range

By Masashi Yamaguchi and Shinsuke Yasuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
17:55 JST,
December 8, 2025
The Japanese government is on heightened alert in the wake of Chinese aircraft directing radar at Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets above international waters southeast of Okinawa Island on Saturday, viewing this move as an escalation of military coercion
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