After World War I the League of Nations entrusted them to Japan, but after World War II the United States administered them as a trust before granting independence in 1986. 5.

Even though World War II ended 79 years ago, unexploded ordnance from the conflict continues to be discovered in Japan. Two unexploded bombs were found at the Miyazaki airport in 2011 and 2021.

An unexploded bomb dropped during World War II and subsequently buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday morning. This damaged a runway and canceled more than 80 flights, but no one was ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...

An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no ...

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air ...

An explosion occurred after a U.S. bomb from World War II detonated at an airport in Japan on Wednesday, Oct. 2 The incident happened at Miyazaki Airport, a former Imperial Japanese Navy base ...

A regional airport in Japan closed on Wednesday after an undetonated bomb likely dropped by the U.S. in World War II exploded, canceling dozens of flights though causing no injuries, Japanese ...