The Ministry of Defense announced on the 3rd that it confirmed that fighters and helicopters arrived and departed on the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier Liaoning, which was sailing in the Pacific Ocean south of Okinawa Prefecture.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the arrival and departure of fighters etc. was confirmed multiple times from around noon to around 6 pm on the 3rd, so in the photo released by the Ministry of Defense, the fighter mounted on the aircraft carrier is a ski jumping platform. The appearance of taking off from the deck shaped like this is captured.
The Air Self-Defense Force fighter was scrambled = an emergency start, and there was no violation of airspace.
On the 2nd over "Liaoning", the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that it went south along the sea area between the main island of Okinawa and Miyakojima to the Pacific Ocean with 7 other ships, and the Chinese Navy confirmed on the 3rd that "Liaoning" The unit has announced that it has conducted practical training in the waters of the Western Pacific Ocean.
The Ministry of Defense continues to be vigilant and scrutinized, seeing that these activities may continue.