Kansai Int'l Airport to mark 20th anniversary

Kansai Int'l Airport to mark 20th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - A night view of Kansai International Airport on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, some 50 kilometers from central Osaka, western Japan, is pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 3, 2014, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of its opening as Japan's first round-the-clock hub airport.

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