An unexploded US bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport has exploded, inflicting a big crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of greater than 80 flights however no accidents, Japanese officers say.
Land and Transport Ministry officers mentioned there have been no plane close by when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport in southwestern Japan.
Officials mentioned an investigation by the Self-Defense Forces and police confirmed that the explosion was brought on by a 225kg US bomb and there was no additional hazard.
They have been figuring out what induced its sudden detonation.
A video recorded by a close-by aviation faculty confirmed the blast spewing items of asphalt into the air like a fountain.
Videos broadcast on Japanese tv confirmed a crater within the taxiway reportedly about 7 metres in diameter and 1 metre deep.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi mentioned greater than 80 flights had been cancelled on the airport, which hopes to renew operations on Thursday morning.
Miyazaki Airport was in-built 1943 as a former Imperial Japanese Navy flight coaching area from which some kamikaze pilots took off on suicide assault missions.
Quite a lot of unexploded bombs dropped by the US navy throughout World War II have been unearthed within the space, Defence Ministry officers mentioned.
Hundreds of tonnes of unexploded bombs from the conflict stay buried round Japan and are typically dug up at building websites.