National Sep 18, 2018
Railway services to typhoon-hit Kansai airport resume ahead of schedule
The main transport link to western Japan’s primary international gateway was restored two weeks after a powerful typhoon ripped through the region.
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National Sep 13, 2018
Kansai airport's Terminal 1 to partially reopen following flooding from Typhoon Jebi
by Eric Johnston
Efforts are also moving forward to accept new domestic and international flights at nearby Kobe and Itami airports.
National Sep 12, 2018
by Reiji Yoshida
West Nippon Expressway Co. plans to finish removing a heavily-damaged 2,000-ton girder on the causeway to Kansai International Airport, the nation’s third-busiest air hub, by Friday.
National Sep 8, 2018
Some international flights resume at typhoon-hit Kansai International Airport
Schedule for fully restarting all flights at country’s third-busiest airport still unknown in wake of powerful storm.
National Sep 7, 2018
Osaka plans to offer multilingual disaster information for foreign visitors
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui said Friday he wants to start providing information for foreign visitors in the event of a disaster. The plan to develop a multilingual email system was announced after many foreigners faced difficulties following the closure of Kansai International Airport earlier this ...
National Sep 4, 2018
The airport on a man-made island in Osaka Bay has been flooded and closed since the afternoon and will not reopen until at least Wednesday evening.
Business Aug 13, 2017
Osaka's department stores cashing in as LCC flights haul in more tourists
Department stores in Osaka are enjoying brisk sales as an increase in budget flights from other Asian countries brings more tourists to Japan. According to the Japan Department Stores Association, sales at department stores in Osaka grew 7.3 percent year on year in June, posting ...
Business Apr 2, 2017
Minimalist hotel targets tourists at Kansai International Airport
A hotel with 153 high-end capsule-type guest rooms recently opened at Kansai International Airport in Osaka to cater mainly to foreign visitors. First Cabin Kansai Airport, located in the Aeroplaza commercial complex near Terminal 1, offers two types of rooms — one dubbed "first class" ...
National Jan 20, 2017
Record 9.4 million foreign tourists visited Osaka in 2016
by Eric Johnston
Over 9.4 million foreign tourists visited Osaka last year, the largest number ever, Osaka tourism authorities announced earlier this week. The figure represents a 31 percent increase on 2015, and is more than triple the number of foreign nationals who visited the city in 2013, ...
Business Jan 12, 2017
Osaka duty-free shop plan scrapped as tourist shopping sprees slow
Kansai Airports said Thursday it has scrapped a plan to open a duty-free shop in central Osaka due to a slowdown in so-called explosive shopping by tourists. Spending by foreign visitors to Japan decreased in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, the first quarterly ...
National Nov 11, 2016
Immigration snafu allows wanted suspect to leave Japan via Kansai airport
A non-Japanese suspect on a wanted list departed Japan from Kansai International Airport in late September due to an immigration control officer's failure to recognize the wanted information, the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau said Thursday. Police usually report information about suspects under an arrest warrant ...
Business Oct 21, 2016
Departing passenger's Galaxy Note 7 emits smoke at Kansai airport
It is believed to be the first such incident involving the troubled smartphone at an airport facility or on aircraft in Japan.