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

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

A bomb dropped by the United States during the Second World War exploded at a Japanese airport on Wednesday (October 2), ...

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 bomb dropped by the US in World War II blew up on Oct 2 shortly after a passenger jet taxied past. Read more at ...

An unexploded World War II U.S. bomb detonated at Miyazaki Airport in Japan, causing flight cancellations and highlighting ...

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

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

Japan will sweep regional airports for more unexploded ordnance after a bomb dropped by the United States in World War II blew up on a taxiway in the south, the country's transport minister said ...

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