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Kansai International Airport is one of two large airports in Osaka, Japan. If you study abroad program in Japan, my advice is: begins with this airport which floats on sea.

In order to resolve severe noise issues of Itami Airport, the region’s former international airport, construction of a 24 hour operational airport, Kansai International Airport, was begun on an artificial island situated on a soft deep sea seabed. Due to construction on reclaimed land, “settlement” became a significant technical issue for us. Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd (KIAC) has always sought to overcome the issue of “settlement” by making the best use of inventive solutions, such as adopting new techniques including our jack-up system, help from academic experts, research institutes, and other sources. Additionally, KIAC has always posted the condition of the settlement via our website and other outlets in order to inform the public. Now the settlement is stabilizing. The speed of settlement, which was 50 cm per year around the time KIX opened, has now decreased to 10 cm per year. We will continue to measure and monitor the settlement with utmost care, and we have committed ourselves to appropriate maintenance and operation of KIX so that our customers can enjoy the safe and trouble free use of Kansai International Airport.