[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Yang Shasha] According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Ministry of Defense issued a news late at night on the 2nd that a Russian "Mi-8" helicopter violated the area near Shiretoko Cape in Hokkaido at about 12:25 noon. Japanese airspace.
The Air Self-Defense Force fighter plane took off in an emergency response, and issued a warning to the helicopter, asking it to leave the airspace.
The Ministry of Defense of Japan stated that the body of the helicopter photographed by the Japanese was yellow, and the Red Cross logo could also be seen. It may not belong to the Russian army.
The helicopter may have strayed into Japanese airspace.
After flying out of the airspace a few minutes later, there was no provocative behavior.
The Japanese government protested to the Russian government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The report also said that in June last year, Russian bombers entered the vicinity of Nandadong Island in Okinawa Prefecture and Hachijo Island in Tokyo; in July of the same year, Russian airborne early warning aircraft entered the vicinity of Takeshima (Dokdo in South Korea) actually controlled by South Korea.
In fact, during the epidemic, military actions between Russia and Japan continued.
Itas stated that in March this year, two Tu-95MS strategic bombers belonging to the Russian Aerospace Forces cruised in the Sea of Japan and the Northwest Pacific.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation subsequently issued a statement stating that the cruise time of the Russian strategic bombers was "more than 9 hours." When approaching the Japanese mainland, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force "emergency lifted" fighter jets to monitor and accompany the Russian bombers.
Less than a month later, the Ministry of Defense of Japan announced that on April 9, local time, two Russian Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft flew from the four northern islands, which have long been disputed by both sides, and entered the Sea of Japan and Okhotse. During patrol operations over Kehai and the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force urgently dispatched fighters to monitor and accompany them.
According to Japanese media reports, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held the first telephone conversation with Russian President Putin on the evening of September 29. The meeting lasted about 20 minutes and was proposed by the Japanese side.
Suga Yoshihide said during the talks: "I hope that the overall development of Japan-Russia relations. If the Northern Territory issue is not passed on to the next generation, this will be an end." In order to "return the two islands first" or "transfer the two islands", they tried to open up the situation for territorial negotiations, but they stepped down before they produced results.
According to the analysis, Russia's constitutional amendment to the "Prohibition of Cessation of Territories" came into effect in July this year, and the situation of Japan's negotiations with Russia has become more severe.