Kansai International Airport (KIX) is the international airport which will operate round-the-clock. Because of the need to complete the environmental problems at both the Osaka International Airport and meet the increasing demand for air transportation in the Kansai region, the airport was built 5 km offshore from the southeast of Senshu in Osaka Bay, full of the need to consider protection of the environment. To take advantage of the vitality of the private sector to work for public-project, construction and administration of the airport conducted by Kansai International Airport Limited (a special corporation established through joint investment by the central government, local governments, and private sector), which are held under special laws.
Diwilayah Kansai, where the Kansai International Airport is located, is the main economic areas of Japan with about 24 million gross regional product and about 92 trillion yen, equivalent to approximately 19% of the total GDP of Japan. Besides the economy, also in relation to culture, this area is one of the most important areas of outstanding attractions, including the Kyoto and Nara, both of which are ancient capital and cultural center in Japan which has the status of world cultural heritage, and the many national treasure and important cultural properties. Airport has played an important role to provide air gateway that connects this area with many interesting areas in the country and other countries around the world to support the exchange of goods and people within and outside the country.
FORUM IN Kansai
Theme: scale infrastructure projects and activities for the prevention of earthquake and tsunami.
Outline: 3 Visited the following review large-scale infrastructure projects in the Osaka metropolitan area and the activities of prevention of earthquake and tsunami in the country of Japan.
- Kansai International Airport: deep-sea large scale grading in the soft sea floor.
- Osaka Meteorological Observatory: Earthquake and tsunami monitoring system.
- Hanshin Public Corporation: The site where the rail and employ methods include tunneling.