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

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

An unexploded American bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large ...

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large ...

The bomb caused a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights, Japanese officials said.

No injuries were reported but more than 80 flights were canceled at Miyazaki Airport after a blast left a crater more than 20 ...

A US bomb buried at a Japanese airport exploded on Wednesday, causing a crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than ...

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport has exploded, causing a large crater in ...

The explosion happened near the taxiway of Miyazaki Airport on Wednesday. Authorities said an unexploded 500-pound U.S. bomb ...

A 500-pound bomb from World War II dropped by the United States on Japan exploded at a Japanese airport after nearly 80 years ...