The airport was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and targeted by U.S. aircraft during the conflict.

Hundreds of tons of unexploded bombs from the war remain buried around Japan and are sometimes dug up at construction sites.

A bomb, likely from World War Two, explodes near a Japanese runway :: Civil Aviation College:: October 2, 2024:: Miyazaki, ...

A 500-pound bomb, believed to have been dropped during World War II, exploded at the Miyazaki Airport in Japan on Wednesday.

Flights at Japan's Miyazaki Airport resumed after a WWII bomb, buried near the runway, exploded and disrupted operations. The ...

A World War II bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southeast Japan, disrupting nearly 90 flights. Investigators say the bomb ...

A shocking explosion shook the grounds of a former World War II naval base adjacent to Miyazaki Airport in Japan. The blast ...

The crater created at Miyazaki airport in south-western Japan measured 7 metres wide and 1 metre deep. No injuries were ...

A bomb dating back to the Second World War has exploded at an airport in Japan, narrowly missing a departing Japan Airlines ...