HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Shinji Yamamoto was once a member of the elite Blue Impulse aerobatic team that is the pride of the Air Self-Defense Force. But he lost his nerve after he ...

TOKYO -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue Impulse aerobatics team will fly above several landmarks in Osaka Prefecture before showcasing a performance flight above the Osaka Expo ...

OSAKA -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s Blue Impulse aerobatics team is set to fly above areas around the Osaka Expo venue on its opening day on April 13. The team's jets will be ...

Blue Impulse aerobatic jets are seen flying above Tokyo in this photo taken in the capital's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama)=Click/tap photo for more images. TOKYO ...

The Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics team will make a performance flight for the World Exposition in Osaka on its opening day of April 13. "This is a crucial opportunity to show ...

Two T-4 trainers belonging to the Blue Impulse aerobatic display team of the Japanese air force made contact as they practised flying in formation, with one plane damaging part of its nose and the ...

Blue Impulse, the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF)'s aerial acrobatics team, flew in formation over central Tokyo on May 29 to show appreciation for the hard efforts of medical workers in combating ...

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 ...