Tokyo-Sana
A US F-16 fighter mistakenly dropped an inert bomb outside training areas in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan.
The incident occurred yesterday and there were no reports of injuries or material damage from the bomb, NHK said.
For its part, the Japanese Defense Ministry announced that the US military confirmed that an F-16 fighter stationed at Misawa Air Base dropped an "inert bomb" near an area north of the base, noting that an investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the incident.