Built on artificial islands described as a 'sponge', Kansai International Airport in Japan is slowly sinking into the water - ...

Kansai International Airport, situated near Osaka ... have been implemented to shield against flooding worsened by subsidence. The sinking rate has considerably decelerated since the airport ...

The airport flooding has revealed a major vulnerability. Opened in 1994, Kansai International Airport is built on an artificial island and operates around the clock. This isn't the first time the ...

Kansai International Airport was inundated and is now closed ... winds that escalated in the afternoon, and surging water flooding its runways. Several planes on the tarmac were submerged up ...

Julie Stephan arrived at Kansai International Airport a day before her flight in August, when Typhoon No. 7 hit the Kinki region in western Japan. The French translator was prepared for the worst ...

Kansai’s engineers knew the airport was sinking slightly ... feet (four metres), the minimum elevation required to prevent flooding in case a breach develops in the encircling seawall.

Kansai International Airport is pictured in this file photo taken from a Mainichi helicopter. (Mainichi) OSAKA -- Two runways at Kansai International Airport in western Japan were temporarily ...

IZUMI-SANO, Japan >> Kansai Airport is proud to have never lost a piece of luggage in the 30 years since it opened in 1994, and the distinction has earned it recognition. The airport was deemed ...

Kansai Airports, which operates Kansai International Airport, Osaka Airport and Kobe Airport, on Dec. 11 posted strong financial results for the first half of fiscal 2024 driven by increased ...

Yoshikawa expects a flood of customers from the United ... Kobe beef "Onigiri Burger" at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 30, 2024. (Mainichi/Tadakazu Nakamura) Kansai ...