Japan on Sunday said Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at their military aircraft twice, which were “beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft".

“These radar illuminations are a dangerous act that went beyond what is necessary for the safe flight of aircraft," Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said, adding that Japan has lodged a protest with China over Saturday’s “extremely regrettable" incident.

Reuters quoted Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, meeting with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Tokyo, saying Japan would respond “resolutely and calmly" to China’s conduct in order to maintain regional peace and stability.

Meanwhile, Chinese navy spokesperson, Colonel Wang Xuemeng, said Japanese aircraft had repeatedly disrupted the Chinese navy, which was cond

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