Japan fighters scrambled 415 times against Chinese aircraft in FY2013

Nikkei/Kyodo ^ | 4/9/2014 | Unattributed

[mojito]

TOKYO - Japanese fighter jets were scrambled a record high 415 times in response to Chinese aircraft approaching Japanese airspace in fiscal 2013, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

That surpassed the previous record of 306 times the previous year, said the ministry which began releasing such data by country in fiscal 2001.

[mojito]

Dangerous world, just one "miscalculation."

And of course, you might ask yourself "what would Barry do?"

[DoodleDawg]

And of course, you might ask yourself "what would Barry do?"

I'm more concerned on what China and Japan are going to do. Because a wrong move on either one's part means we get dragged into their war.

[RitchieAprile]

Kabuki. All this is carefully orchestrated so as to not disturb the financial markets.

[Thunder90]

It is very dangerous over there. You have China, North Korea, and Russia on one side, and Japan and South Korea on the other.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Have Japan and India discussed an entangling alliance against China? Just wondering... both feel threatened, seems logical.

[mojito]

They have:

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/japan-india-military-alliance/2014/01/31/id/550238/

India will have a new government soon, and if the Hindu nationalists win, as most expect, this will become a foreign policy priority.