Kansai International Airport serves the Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto region of Japan and is built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, about five kilometres from the coast. It was constructed on reclaimed land to avoid the noise problems of the crowded Osaka International Airport at Itami, and so that it could operate around the clock. The terminal building was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and is among the longest in the world. The island sank more than expected as the soft seabed under it settled, which led to expensive measures to keep it above water. The airport is a major gateway for international travellers to western Japan.
Before and after
- 15 June 1994Release of The Lion King
- 5 July 1994Founding of Amazon
- 8 July 1994Death of Kim Il-sung
- from 16 July 1994 to 22 July 1994Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashes into Jupiter
- 4 September 1994Construction of Kansai International Airport
- from 19 September 1994 to 2 April 2009Premiere of ER
- from 22 September 1994 to 6 May 2004Premiere of Friends
- 25 October 1994Operation Amanda
- 31 October 1994Establishment of Death Valley National Park
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