An unexploded American bomb weighing around 250 kilograms was detonated and removed from a building demolition site in central Nagoya on Sunday morning.
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) began removing the fuses from the bomb at approximately 10 a.m. While the operation was being carried out, a 300-meter radius security zone was set up. The city called for the evacuation of approximately 2,400 households, made up of more than 3,700 residents. The Higashiyama Subway Line between Sakae and Ikeshita stations and the Sakuradori Line between Taikodori and Imaike stations were both suspended.
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Source: Tokyo Weekender
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