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 ...

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 ...

In particular, Kansai International Airport saw a 44 percent increase in overseas visitors to 9.47 million, the highest-ever figure for a first half since the airport’s opening in 1994.

Artificial islands have long been able to compete with the seven wonders of the world in magnitude and beauty. Kansai International Airport in Japan, the Pearl-Qatar, the famous Palm Islands in Dubai, ...