A major airport in northern Japan re-opened on Wednesday after bomb squads barricaded the area around an unexploded bomb from the second world war.
Flights resumed at Sendai Airport after military troops worked through the night to pile sandbags around the 250-kilogram bomb, which was uncovered during construction near a runway two days earlier.
The airport, a regional hub for northeastern Japan, was closed all day Tuesday, with 92 flights cancelled.
The rust-covered bomb was surrounded by sandbags and the area around it sealed off so that flights could start up again. Officials said that although it was not clear what condition its detonator was in, the fear that it would go off by accident was low.
Sendai Airport was closed for months due to severe damage from last year’s tsunami.
The bomb was uncovered in construction related to its restoration. Officials said it could take a week to actually dispose of the bomb, which would have to be transported elsewhere or readied for a controlled detonation on site.