Japan Warns Russia Over Violating Airspace, Fires Flares for First Time The Wall Street JournalJapan scrambles fighter jets that shoot flares to warn Russian spy plane to leave airspace CBS NewsJapanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation The GuardianJapan fires flares against Russian military aircraft incursion for the first time SemaforJapan says Russian patrol plane ‘violates’ its airspace three times Al Jazeera English