A British F-35 stealth fighter jet needed to make an emergency touchdown at Kagoshima Airport in southwestern Japan attributable to a technical fault on Sunday, airport officers stated, in keeping with Kyodo Information.
The incident occurred at round 11:30 am, forcing authorities to briefly shut one runway for about 20 minutes. Based on airport employees, the closure delayed the arrival and departure of a number of industrial flights.
There have been no casualties reported and the aircraft was secured after touchdown. Authorities are investigating the reason for the malfunction.