{"id":32088,"date":"2013-01-15T10:53:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T08:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=32088"},"modified":"2013-01-15T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T08:53:29","slug":"japan-may-station-f-15s-near-disputed-islands-with-china-32088","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/japan-may-station-f-15s-near-disputed-islands-with-china-32088\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan may station F-15s near disputed islands with China"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32089\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32089  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Japan-fighter-Nationalturk-15.jpg\" alt=\"F-15 fighter jet \" width=\"445\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Japan-fighter-Nationalturk-15.jpg 618w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Japan-fighter-Nationalturk-15-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Japan-fighter-Nationalturk-15-479x360.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F-15 fighter jet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Japan may station F-15 fighter jets near the disputed Senkaku (<strong>Diaoyu\u00a0<\/strong>) Islands to prevent incursions from China.<\/h1>\n<p>New Delhi, Jan 15\/Nationalturk- In an attempt to prevent what it said any aggression and incursions from China, Japan may station F-15 fighter jets near the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu) \u00a0Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s newspaper, Japan Times quoted government \u00a0sources as saying that country\u2019s Defense Ministry is considering stationing F-15 fighter jets at a remote airport halfway from Naha to Taiwan to speed up its response to airspace incursions by China near the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe planes would be stationed on Shimojijima Island, which is much closer to the Japan-administered Senkakus, which China claims as the Diaoyu, than to Okinawa&#8217;s prefectural capital Naha, where the Japanese \u00a0F-15s are based,\u201d sources said.<\/p>\n<p>They said in mid-December, when a Chinese plane entered Japanese airspace over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the Japanese air force scrambled eight F-15 jets from the base in Naha. \u201cBut by the time they got near the disputed islands, the Chinese plane had already left\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Naha Air Base is about 420 km away from the Senkakus, which means it takes around 15 to 20 minutes for an F-15 fighter jet to get there after an emergency takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>It is pertinent to mention here that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\u00a0has told Defense Ministry officials to strengthen country\u2019s border security measures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Write your comments and thoughts below<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Asia News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Error, Advert is not available at this time due to schedule\/geolocation restrictions! 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