“We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan yesterday, and we scrambled Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets” in response, Mr Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters.

Tokyo earlier said that Moscows decision to end memorandums on the operations of the facilities was unacceptable Moscows withd

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan cannot accept Russia's "unilateral" move to terminate agreements on Tokyo-funded education centers that offer Japanese language classes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday, pledging to take appropriate action.

Japan has lodged a protest with Russia over its decision to terminate agreements on the operation of Tokyo-funded education centers o

Japan cannot accept Russia's "unilateral" move to terminate agreements on Tokyo-funded education centers that offer Japanese language classes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday, pledging to take appropriate action. Hayashi said Moscow's ...

Japan's defense ministry reports responding to hundreds of Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions since April.

This was stated by Yoshimasa Hayashi, Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan, while commenting on former President Donald Trump's remarks about the possibility of reducing the nuclear arsenals of Russia, the United States, and China.

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