Blue Impulse acrobatic flight team to perform at Rugby World Cup

The organizing committee of the Rugby World Cup in Japan is considering having the Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatics corps perform on the opening day of the sport's showpiece event, sources close to the matter said Monday.As the flight crew performed at both the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and the 2002 soccer World Cup, the organizers hope to showcase the quadrennial rugby tournament as one of the largest sporting events Japan has ever hosted.According to the sources, the local organizers are discussing the possibility with the Defense Ministry and other parties concerned of havin…READ FULL ARTICLE