Nikkei tabulated instances of Japan's Ministry of Defense reporting nearby activities by Chinese and Russian military vessels on its website. Each announcement counted as one instance.

The Russian military flights came after Russia and its quasi-ally, China, sent their nuclear-capable bombers for a joint ...

Japan Air Self-Defense Force jets were scrambled 345 times in response to Chinese actions mostly near its southern ... the growing military cooperation between Russia and China, as well as ...

US Marine Corps Photo Japan’s military chiefs are warning that the country faces its most severe and complex security environment since World War II, attributing the outlook to China ...

Japan has formally inaugurated an independent mission to the NATO military alliance as Tokyo and NATO seek to bolster cooperation amid escalating tensions from Russia, China and North Korea.