JASDF F-15 fighter

JASDF F-15 fighter

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter flies above Nyutabaru Air Base in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, as Japan carries out a joint drill with the U.S. military.

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.

JASDF sub base on Miyako Island

JASDF sub base on Miyako Island

Photo taken May 31, 2023, shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Miyakojima Sub Base on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

JASDF sub base on Miyako Island

JASDF sub base on Miyako Island

Photo taken May 31, 2023, shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Miyakojima Sub Base on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.

China unveils photo of fighter's encounter with JASDF jet

China unveils photo of fighter's encounter with JASDF jet

BEJING, China - The Defense Ministry of China posts a photo of a Japanese Air-Self Defense Force fighter plane on its website on June 12, 2014, claiming that the aircraft flew dangerously close to a Chinese fighter the previous day.

Japan, Germany warplane drill

Japan, Germany warplane drill

Shunji Izutsu (R), chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, at JASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2022.

China unveils photo of fighter's encounter with JASDF jet

China unveils photo of fighter's encounter with JASDF jet

BEJING, China - The Defense Ministry of China posts a photo of a Japanese Air-Self Defense Force fighter plane on its website on June 12, 2014, claiming that the aircraft flew dangerously close to a Chinese fighter the previous day. (Kyodo)