On 29 October 2012 , an unexploded US bomb with a functioning detonator was discovered near a runway at Sendai Airport during reconstruction following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami , resulting in the airport being closed and all flights cancelled . The airport reopened the next day after the bomb was safely contained , but closed again on 14 November while the bomb was defused and safely removed
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Unexploded ordnance