18:32â¢Flares in the Sky: Japan's Fiery Warning to Russian Intruder
âšThe newspapers report extensively on a Russian military aircraft violating Japanese airspace near Rebun Island, Hokkaido (Asahi, Hokkaido Shimbun, Kyodo, NHK, Nikkei, Sankei, TBS, Yomiuri). Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets scrambled and, for the first time, fired warning flares in response. Prime Minister Kishida, currently in the US, strongly protested the incident (TBS). The media also covers Israel's extensive airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon (Nikkei, Sankei).