Tokyo Says Self-Defenсe Forces Fighters Scrambled Over Chinese Chopper Takeoff Near Danjo

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Fighter jets of the Japanese Air Self-Defenсe Force were scrambled in response to the takeoff of a Chinese helicopter from the deck of a warship, which, along with other Chinese and Russian warships, was passing near the Danjo Islands, the Japanese defenсe ministry said on Saturday.