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Amateur photographer snaps acrobatics by U.S....
An amateur photographer captured this photo of a U.S. military jet flying over Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on March 11. (Provided by Yoichiro Morino)
April 16, 2013
MAEBASHI--An amateur photographer has captured in sequence acrobatic maneuvers by U.S. military aircraft training in airspace above Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, an area where...
A work in progress: Trainer aircraft from immediate ...
The nearly restored Tachihi R-53 at New Tachikawa Aircraft's Enoshima Factory in Tachikawa, western Tokyo (Daisuke Tsujioka)
March 15, 2013
A company that supplied fighter planes for the Imperial Japanese Army has set out to lovingly restore two prototype light aircraft that it developed in the immediate postwar...
EDITORIAL: Companies must meet challenges with...
January 04, 2013
The first domestically produced passenger jet is set to take off as early as this autumn.
BIZ BRIEF: Honda Aircraft breaks ground on...
September 28, 2012
Honda Aircraft Co. broke ground Sept. 27 on a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility (MRO) at the company's world headquarters, located at the Piedmont Triad International...
China announces formal handover of first aircraft...
Chinese naval personnel stand on the deck of Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, formerly called Varyag, during a delivery ceremony at a port in Dalian city, northeast Chinas Liaoning province on Sept. 24. (AP Images)
September 25, 2012
BEIJING--China's first aircraft carrier officially entered service on Sept. 25 and the Defense Ministry said it would help project maritime power and defend Chinese territory.
U.S. Osprey involved in 58 mishaps; opposition to...
Bound for Japan, MV-22 Osprey aircraft on the Green Ridge cargo ship at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego on June 29 (Provided by U.S. Forces Japan)
July 20, 2012
Osprey transport aircraft were involved in 58 “mishaps” between 2006 and 2011, U.S. military documents showed, as debate over their deployment to Japan intensified,...
U.S. Osprey aircraft to arrive in Japan on July 23
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft in San Diego is loaded on a transport vessel bound for Japan on June 29. (Provided by U.S. Forces Japan)
July 19, 2012
Despite persistent protests in Japan, Washington has notified Tokyo that 12 MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft will arrive at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in...
BIZ BRIEF: SMFG completes acquisition of aircraft...
June 04, 2012
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co. (SMFL), both subsidiaries of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG) and Sumitomo Corp.,...
BIZ BRIEF: Honda Aircraft's F3 completes first test ...
May 14, 2012
Honda Aircraft Co.’s F3 jet successfully completed its first flight on May 4, the company said.
Japan, U.S. to station Osprey aircraft directly in...
An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
May 11, 2012
Tokyo and Washington have decided to assign 12 MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to a U.S. military facility in Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, in mid-July, sources said,...
Chunk from U.S. jet hits car near Atsugi base
A part from the jet outside the perimeter fence of the U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 8. (Hideaki Saito)
February 09, 2012
A metal piece from a U.S. military jet coming in for landing struck a moving car on a public road near the U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 8.
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