Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

An unexploded bomb is pictured after being defused by the Oyodo River in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on Jan. 17, 2026. The bomb was found in the river on Jan. 5 during excavation work.

Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

Unexploded bomb defused in Miyazaki

An unexploded bomb is pictured after being defused by the Oyodo River in the southwestern Japan city of Miyazaki on Jan. 17, 2026. The bomb was found in the river on Jan. 5 during excavation work.

Chinese student saves boy from swollen river

Chinese student saves boy from swollen river

OSAKA, Japan - Chinese student Yan Jun (R) receives a letter of appreciation at the Oyodo police station in Osaka City on Sept. 18, 2013. Osaka prefectural police thanked Yan, 26, for his bravery in rescuing a 9-year-old boy who fell into a river swollen by Typhoon Man-yi two days before.

Chinese student saves boy from swollen river

Chinese student saves boy from swollen river

OSAKA, Japan - Chinese student Yan Jun holds a letter of appreciation at the Oyodo police station in Osaka City on Sept. 18, 2013. Osaka prefectural police thanked Yan, 26, for his bravery in rescuing a 9-year-old boy who fell into a river swollen by Typhoon Man-yi two days before.

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Heavy rain in southwestern Japan

The Oyodo River is swollen in Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 3, 2019, after heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Heavy rain in Japan

Heavy rain in Japan

Photo taken July 2, 2019, in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the swollen Oyodo River after heavy rain hit the Kyushu region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo