Japan accuses China military of airspace violation for 1st time

Japan's Defense Ministry on Monday confirmed for the first time that a plane belonging to the Chinese military violated Japanese airspace, in the latest development that could fuel tensions between the two countries following repeated maritime provocations by China.The Y-9 intelligence plane flew over waters off the Danjo Islands of the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki, in the East China Sea, for about two minutes from 11:29 a.m., prompting the Air Self-Defense Force to scramble fighter jets, according to the ministry.The aircraft circled above waters southeast of the islands multiple ti…READ FULL ARTICLE