Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets from its Southwest Air Force between December 5th and 7th to respond to threats of airspace violations in the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense shared via the Joint Staff's X account during the reporting window ending at 12:15 PM UTC on December 8th. The ministry stated that the scrambles addressed potential incursions, with the post including an image of a related document and hashtags #AirSelfDefenseForce, #Scramble, and #F15, as posted by @jointstaffpa. The Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces affirmed they will continue round-the-clock responses 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to protect Japan's territory and the peaceful lives of its people, per the same statement released over the past 90 minutes.
