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Domestic flight makes emergency landing in Japan airport after bomb threat

A domestic flight operated by low-cost carrier Jetstar Japan Co made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport at around 7.40 am. Investigators said an international phone call was received around 6 am, with a man’s voice claiming to have put a bomb on the aircraft. But as of 10 am (local time), no explosives or other suspicious items were found. The plane, bound for Fukuoka from the Narita airport near Tokyo, was carrying 136 passengers and six crew members.