Title:

 Japan says jet fighters conducted drills with U.S. aircraft over East China Sea

Author:

Reuters Staff

Source:

Reuters

Date:

September 9, 2017

Description:

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese F-15 fighter jets on Saturday conducted an air exercise with U.S. B1-B bombers in the skies above the East China Sea, Japan’s Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) said. The joint drill comes as South Korea braces for a possible further missile test by North Korea as it marked its founding anniversary, just days after its sixth and largest nuclear test rattled global financial markets and further escalated tensions in the region.