British fighter jet makes emergency landing at Kagoshima airport
Some departures and arrivals of commercial flights at the airport were affected as a runway was closed for around 20 minutes following the incident at around 11:30 a.m., officials said. No injuries were reported.
British forces have been conducting a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. forces from Aug 4 through next Tuesday, having dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group to the western Pacific.
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