The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics team is seen flying above central Tokyo, in this photo taken at the Ministry of Defense in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021, the ...

The Blue Impulse aerobatics team flies over Tokyo in this photo taken in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) OSAKA -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue ...

SENDAI, Japan -- The roar of jet engines has become a new draw in Higashi Matsushima, a coastal city in Miyagi prefecture north of Tokyo that was hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Home to ...

TOKYO -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force canceled the Blue Impulse aerobatic team's rehearsal flight over central Tokyo on Sept. 12 due to poor weather, but the main demonstration for the World ...

OSAKA -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue Impulse aerobatics team showcased its aerial performances above areas around the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, venue July 12 and 13 after the ...

(Photo feature) TOKYO, May 18 (KUNA) -- Blue Impulse is the nickname of an aerobatic flight team belonging to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Founded in 1960, the elite team is currently stationed ...

TOKYO -- Japan's air force acrobatics team, Blue Impulse, flew over Tokyo on Friday in a display of respect and gratitude for health care workers tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

Hours ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, the Air Self-Defense Force’s Blue Impulse aerobatics team held a special demonstration to commemorate the momentous event. According to the ...