Tokyo-based English-language daily; reported the Japanese Defence Ministry's scramble order and diplomatic protest
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Japan Times · Japan · China and Russia fly 11th joint strategic bomber patrol over Sea of Japan and East China Sea
Reported that Japan's Western Air Defense Force scrambled fighters after tracking the formation from morning into the afternoon of June 27, covering a leg from the East China Sea to the Pacific off Shikoku. Japan's Defence Ministry said the aircraft did not violate Japanese airspace but lodged a diplomatic complaint.
“Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan.”