Chinese fighter jets directed radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says

Chinese J-15 fighter jets directed their radar at Japanese F-15 aircraft in two incidents over international waters on Saturday close to Japan's Okinawan islands, Japan's defense minister said on Sunday.

"These radar illumination went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft and is a dangerous act," Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said in a post on X.

Japan, he said, had lodged a protest with China over the "regrettable" incident. —Reuters