Bomb dropped by U.S. in World War II explodes at airport in Japan ...
WEB1 day ago — Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows part of a damaged taxiway at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan on Oct. 2, 2024.
Flights resume at Miyazaki Airport following blast on taxiway
WEB1 day ago — One of them, a Japan Airlines flight with 93 people on board, had passed the site just a few minutes earlier. Miyazaki Airport was an Imperial Japanese Navy air base during World War Two.
Blast from unexploded US bomb grounds flights at Japanese …
WEB1 day ago — The bomb, which exploded at Miyazaki Airport in south-west Japan, is thought to have been dropped during World War Two to stem "kamikaze" planes on suicide missions. ... Reuters news agency said a ...
Suspected WWII bomb grounds Japanese airport | Aviation News
WEB1 day ago — 2 Oct 2024. The detonation of a US bombshell, likely dropped during World War II, has forced the closure of a regional airport in Japan. The buried armament exploded near the runway of Miyazaki ...
Miyazaki Airport runway reopens after blast on taxiway
WEB2 days ago — The transport ministry office at Miyazaki Airport says a blast was heard on the taxiway shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Air traffic controllers saw smoke rising from the site. Images from a ...
Japan issues first 'megaquake' warning after 7.1-magnitude ... - NBC News
WEBTOKYO — Japan issued its first warning Thursday about the possibility of a long-feared "megaquake" after a powerful 7.1-magnitude temblor struck off its southern coast, sparking a tsunami...
Kyushu escapes major damage from magnitude 7.1 earthquake
WEBAug 9, 2024 — The Kyushu region appeared to have escaped major damage after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday, causing a small number of injuries and...
Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan After Strong Earthquakes - The …
WEBAug 8, 2024 — A damaged building in Miyazaki, Japan, after an earthquake struck on Thursday. Kyodo, via Reuters. A handful of injuries but no deaths were reported related to the earthquake. Footage showed...
Megaquake advisory issued, tsunami advisories lifted | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WEBAug 8, 2024 — A strong earthquake has struck southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency says the magnitude 7.1 quake occurred in and around Miyazaki Prefecture, and had an intensity of lower 6 on...
Powerful quake hits Miyazaki, tsunami warning issued
WEBAug 8, 2024 — A powerful earthquake with a maximum intensity of just under 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 struck in the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture around 4:43 p.m. on Aug. 8,...