abstract:The Tokyo Shimbun (東京新聞, Tōkyō Shinbun, literally Tokyo newspaper) is a Japanese newspaper published by The Chunichi Shimbun Company. The group publishes newspapers under the brand name of The Tokyo Shimbun in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and under The Chunichi Shimbun in the Nagoya Metropolitan Area.
The news follows reports by Tokyo's Sankei Shimbun that Japanese fighter jets intercepted a Chinese military reconnaissance aircraft and two fighter jets near airspace over the islands on Saturday night.