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

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...