1. On December 9, 2025, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru contested China's claim that activating radar during flight training ensures flight safety.
2. The dispute stems from a Chinese fighter jet aiming its radar at Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters near Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, December 8.
3. Japan believes China's actions went beyond what is necessary for flight safety and constituted a potentially dangerous act.
2. The dispute stems from a Chinese fighter jet aiming its radar at Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters near Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday, December 8.
3. Japan believes China's actions went beyond what is necessary for flight safety and constituted a potentially dangerous act.
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru disagreed with China's justification that radar activation during flight training ensures flight safety, following a confrontation on December 8, 2025. The incident involved a Chinese fighter jet directing its radar towards Japanese Air Self-Defense
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251209_32/#summary
Date: Dec. 9, 2025
Notes: 2025-12-09
Created: 2025/12/09 14:40
Updated: 2025/12/09 14:42