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Airspace violation by Chinese spy plane totally unacceptable: Japan

"On Monday, it was confirmed that a Chinese military Y-9 intelligence gathering aircraft violated the airspace over Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Oshima Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture between approximately 11:29 (Japan time) and 11:31. In response, the Self-Defense Forces scrambled fighter jets from the Western Air Defense Force and took other measures, including issuing notifications and warnings," the Japanese Defence Ministry said.