"Joint Russian and Chinese Naval Patrols Near Japanese Islands Raise Tensions"

Japan scrambled fighter jets after two Russian information-gathering aircraft were spotted flying in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, where Russia and China are conducting joint naval patrols and exercises. The Russian and Chinese navies have been patrolling the Pacific Ocean, conducting exercises, and practicing various military maneuvers, including anti-submarine exercises and repelling simulated enemy air raids. This comes after Japan observed Russian and Chinese naval ships crossing waters between Okinawa and Miyako islands.