Naha City in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has asked about 1,400 people to temporarily evacuate ahead of a large-scale operation to dispose of an unexploded bomb from World War Two scheduled in the city on Sunday.
The bomb was found during sewage work in a residential area of the prefectural capital last December. The area was a fierce battleground near the headquarters built by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army beneath the historic Shuri Castle during the Battle of Okinawa 79 years ago.
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Source: NHK News
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