Japan has removed a legal barrier to shooting down suspicious objects flying in its airspace amid fears the country must increasingly contend with intrusions by foreign spy balloons. The Defense ...

Defense Ministry officials suspect China has been floating balloons over Japan to spy on military radio communication to monitor the movements of the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

"Russian pilots Fyodor Konyukhov and Ivan Menyaylo flying a PhosAgro balloon have covered 2,368 kilometers, thus breaking the record for a hot air balloon flight distance set in 1994 by Japanese ...