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Japan: Blue Impulse Flies Over Kawasaki To Celebrate City’s 100th Anniversary

Blue Impulse, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), flew over Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture on Saturday, June 29, to celebrate the city's 100th anniversary.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, L) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) visits the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, L) and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (front, R) visit the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech at a troop inspection ceremony on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023, to attend a troop inspection ceremony.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech at a troop inspection ceremony on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Japan PM Kishida visits ASDF base

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, R) attends the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's troop inspection ceremony at its Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2023.

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NATO chief in Japan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sits on an F-2 fighter jet during his visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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NATO chief in Japan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers a speech during his visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Pet-friendly cafe in Japan

IRUMA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 26, 2019, shows pet-friendly Cafe Green, converted from a former U.S. military residence. The cafe is on the site of the U.S. Air Force's former Johnson base in Iruma in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, which was returned to Japan in 1978.

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SDF troops arrive at air base to join anti-quake drill

TOKYO, Japan - Troops arrive at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on June 2, 2014, to participate in an integrated drill designed to address a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu.

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Japan begins deploying Patriot missiles ahead of rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - A radar system of an Air Self-Defense Force Patriot guided-missile fire unit leaves the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 27 to move in and around Tokyo, including the Defense Ministry headquarters near the Imperial Palace.

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Japan begins deploying Patriot missiles ahead of rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - A launcher of an Air Self-Defense Force Patriot guided-missile fire unit leaves the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 27 to move in and around Tokyo, including the Defense Ministry headquarters near the Imperial Palace.

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (L), an Air Self-Defense Force pilot selected to be astronaut, gets a watery greeting from one of his colleagues at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after finishing his last flight as an ASDF pilot. Splashing pilots with water after their last flight is a tradition in the ASDF. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts.

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (in cockpit), an Air Self-Defense pilot selected to be an astronaut, is photographed with his wife Yasuyo (2nd from R) and their three children at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after flying the last flight as an ASDF pilot. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and an All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts.

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ASDF unveils PAC-3 missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force unveils the country's first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor system at its base in Iruma, north of Tokyo, on April 13. Two PAC-3 launchers purchased from the United States and modified in Japan were deployed at the base on March 30.

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Japan starts deployment of own ballistic missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan -Japan deployed its first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system at its Air Self-Defense Force base north of Tokyo on March 30, marking the launch of its own ballistic missile defense initiative. The installation of two PAC-3 launchers at the Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture comes about a year earlier than initially scheduled. On the left is the conventional PAC-2 missile launcher.

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Japan starts deployment of own ballistic missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at 5:10 a.m. on March 30 shows Japan's first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system deployed at the Air Self-Defense Force Iruma Base, north of Tokyo. The installation of two PAC-3 launchers comes about a year earlier than initially scheduled.

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Police probe ASDF jet crash in Saitama

SAYAMA, Japan - Police investigators on Nov. 23 surround the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) T-33 training jet that crashed the day before by the riverbank in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, just 3.6 kilometers north of the ASDF Iruma base. The crash severed power lines, blacking out some 800,000 households in Tokyo and Saitama.

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Return of Japanese plane from Afghanistan evacuation mission

A C-2 transport plane of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force returns to the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 3, 2021, from a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals and others from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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Return of Japanese plane from Afghanistan evacuation mission

A C-2 transport plane of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force returns to the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 3, 2021, from a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals and others from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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Return of Japanese plane from Afghanistan evacuation mission

A C-2 transport plane of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force returns to the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 3, 2021, from a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals and others from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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ASDF mission to evacuate Japanese in Afghanistan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane is pictured before its departure from the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2021, on a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals in Afghanistan amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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ASDF mission to evacuate Japanese in Afghanistan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane departs the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2021, on a mission to evacuate Japanese nationals from Afghanistan amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane flying after departing for Afghanistan from the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2021. The plane's mission is to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan and other organizations amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane flying after departing for Afghanistan from the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2021. The plane's mission is to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan and other organizations amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane departs for Afghanistan from the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2021. The plane's mission is to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan and other organizations amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane departs for Afghanistan from the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2021. The plane's mission is to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan and other organizations amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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Japan to send SDF planes to Afghanistan for evacuations

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 23, 2021, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-2 transport plane at the ASDF's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan. The plane left the base later in the day, flying to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the Japanese Embassy there and other organizations amid the worsening security situation following the Taliban's recent takeover of the country.

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Japan starts deployment of own ballistic missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan -Japan deployed its first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system at its Air Self-Defense Force base north of Tokyo on March 30, marking the launch of its own ballistic missile defense initiative. The installation of two PAC-3 launchers at the Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture comes about a year earlier than initially scheduled. On the left is the conventional PAC-2 missile launcher. (Kyodo)

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Japan starts deployment of own ballistic missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at 5:10 a.m. on March 30 shows Japan's first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system deployed at the Air Self-Defense Force Iruma Base, north of Tokyo. The installation of two PAC-3 launchers comes about a year earlier than initially scheduled. (Kyodo)

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ASDF unveils PAC-3 missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Air Self-Defense Force unveils the country's first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor system at its base in Iruma, north of Tokyo, on April 13. Two PAC-3 launchers purchased from the United States and modified in Japan were deployed at the base on March 30. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (L), an Air Self-Defense Force pilot selected to be astronaut, gets a watery greeting from one of his colleagues at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after finishing his last flight as an ASDF pilot. Splashing pilots with water after their last flight is a tradition in the ASDF. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (in cockpit), an Air Self-Defense pilot selected to be an astronaut, is photographed with his wife Yasuyo (2nd from R) and their three children at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after flying the last flight as an ASDF pilot. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and an All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts. (Kyodo)

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Japan begins deploying Patriot missiles ahead of rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - A launcher of an Air Self-Defense Force Patriot guided-missile fire unit leaves the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 27 to move in and around Tokyo, including the Defense Ministry headquarters near the Imperial Palace. (Kyodo)

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Japan begins deploying Patriot missiles ahead of rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - A radar system of an Air Self-Defense Force Patriot guided-missile fire unit leaves the Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on March 27 to move in and around Tokyo, including the Defense Ministry headquarters near the Imperial Palace. (Kyodo)

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SDF members' bodies carried to Iruma base

At Kanoya Air Base in the southwestern Japan city of Kanoya on April 9, 2016, Self-Defense Force personnel salute a convoy carrying the bodies of six crew members of an Air Self-Defense Force jet which crashed into a mountain. The bodies were later flown to Iruma Air Base near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Suga at ASDF inspection ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sits in the cockpit of an F-4 fighter after speaking at a troop inspection ceremony on Nov. 28, 2020, at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Pool Photo)

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Japan PM Suga at ASDF inspection ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2nd from L) speaks at a troop inspection ceremony on Nov. 28, 2020, at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Pool Photo)

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Japan PM Suga at ASDF inspection ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a troop inspection ceremony on Nov. 28, 2020, at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Pool Photo)

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Japan PM Suga at ASDF inspection ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a troop inspection ceremony on Nov. 28, 2020, at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma air base in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Pool Photo)

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Japan Defense Minister Kono on ASDF aircraft

Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono takes a demonstration ride on a C-2 transport aircraft stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 29, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Defense Minister Kono on ASDF aircraft

Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono takes a demonstration ride on a C-2 transport aircraft stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 29, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Defense Minister Kono on ASDF aircraft

Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono takes a demonstration ride on a C-2 transport aircraft stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on June 29, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Air show at ASDF base

File photo taken Oct. 10, 1968, shows an air show at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue drill

Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force and civilians take part in an emergency rescue drill at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo