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 ...

Opened in 1994, Kansai International Airport is built on an artificial island and operates around the clock. This isn't the first time the facility has flooded. In 2004, waves crashed over the ...

When it was completed in 1994, Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Japan was heralded as a landmark achievement in civil engineering. Built on reclaimed land in Osaka Bay, it remains one of the ...

Prior to that, local officials and business leaders in the Kansai region will agree to accept international charter flights to and from the airport in 2025, when the World Exposition will be held ...