NAHA, Japan - A runway was closed for hours at Naha Airport in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Tuesday after a Japanese Self-Defense Forces fighter jet became immobilized following landing, according to the transport ministry.
There were no injuries in the incident involving an Air Self-Defense Force F-15 based at nearby Naha Air Base. Naha Airport runways are used both by civilian and SDF aircraft.
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