Tokyo, April 11, 2025 (AFP) - Japan jets scrambled at Chinese drones up threefold on-year

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Japan scrambled jets in response to Chinese drones 30 times during the past year, the military said, up over threefold year-on-year as Beijing bolsters its air force. "Overall, we are seeing the trend staying at a high level," Japan's military chief of staff Yoshihide Yoshida said at a press conference on Thursday. In the financial year to March 31, Japan scrambled fighter jets 704 times to intercept foreign aircraft. Of those, 464 -- or 66 perce......

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