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

In 1945, as Japan was occupied at the end of World War II, the ship was found afloat at Kure, Japan. Recommissioned once more ...

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

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

A number of unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. military during World War II have been unearthed in the area, officials said ...

A World War II bomb exploded from beneath an airport in Japan on Wednesday, canceling over 80 flights. The blast left a large ...

The explosion occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Miyazaki Airport, a former Imperial Japanese Navy base built in 1943 ...

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

A U.S.-made bomb dating back to World War II exploded at the Miyazaki Airport in Japan on Tuesday, damaging a taxiway, and ...

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

An American bomb from World War II buried beneath a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, cratering a taxiway and forcing the ...

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