TOKYO — Japan’s top government spokesperson said Tuesday that a Chinese military aircraft had briefly entered Japanese airspace the day before, calling the incident an “absolutely unacceptable” territorial violation and safety threat.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said that a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane briefly entered Japan’s southwestern airspace on Monday, forcing its military to scramble fighter jets. He added that it was the first time the Japanese Self Defence Force detected a Chinese military aircraft in Japan’s airspace.

Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane circled an Island off the southwest coast of Japan's main southern island for two minutes, Japan said.{ai:summary}<p>Japan's government condemned a recent incursion by a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane into its airspace, labeling it an "absolutely unacceptable" violation. This incident prompted the Japanese Self Defence Force to deploy fighter jets in response.  </p><p>This marks the first occurrence of a Chinese military aircraft entering Japanese airspace. #foreignaffairs</p>

Japan says a Chinese military plane violated its airspace

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