TOKYO (Oct 2): A minor blast at a regional Japanese airport was caused by an unexploded US bomb, officials said today, with reports saying the device likely dated from World War II. The airport in southern Japan originated in 1943 as an imperial Japanese navy base, sending dozens of "kamikaze" ai

TOKYO (Oct 2): A minor blast at a regional Japanese airport was caused by an unexploded US bomb, officials said today, with reports saying the device likely dated from World War II. The airport in southern Japan originated in 1943 as an imperial Japanese navy base, sending dozens of "kamikaze" ai

Flights have resumed at a regional Japanese airport after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past.

TOKYO: Flights resumed at a regional Japanese airport on Thursday (Oct 3) after an unexploded World War II US bomb blew up less than a minute after a passenger jet taxied past. Miyazaki airport in southern Japan originated in 1943 as an imperial Japanese navy base, sending dozens of "kamikaze" aircraf

Taxiway at Miyazaki Airport caves in due to explosion; no injuries reported.

Flights have resumed at a Japanese airport after a World War II bomb exploded just seconds after a passenger jet had taxied past it.