Japan's military said it had dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship on Tuesday after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan. The Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted just 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Yonaguni Island,

While Japan confirmed no breach of territorial waters, the incident follows increased military activity in the region, including Chinese naval operations.View on euronews

The Russian attack submarine was actually spotted outside of the Philippines’ territorial waters, the National Security Council (NSC) clarified on Monday. NSC assistant director general Jonathan Malaya noted that the submarine was found at the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at some 80 nautical miles off the coast of Occidental Mindoro last November 28.