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Megasolar plant at Kansai int'l airport

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Photo shows a megasolar power plant on idle land at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Jan. 29, 2014. New Kansai International Airport Co. held a ceremony the following day to open the power plant before it starts operation on Feb. 1.

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Singapore's Scoot eyes new air route in Japan in 2015

NAGOYA, Japan - Campbell Wilson, CEO of Singapore Airline's low cost carrier Scoot Pte Ltd., (2nd from R) visits Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Works 1 in Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct, 2, 2014. Scoot announced that it will open a Kansai International Airport-Singapore Changi Airport route in 2015.

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Taiwan's Lu wins Resort Trust Ladies Open golf

MIKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu (L) holds the victory trophy together with the best amateur player Kotone Hori as Lu shot an 8-under 64 in the final round of the Resort Trust Ladies Open golf tournament with a total of a 15-under 201 at the Kansai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 1, 2014. Hori was in a tie for eighth with a 6-under 210.

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Taiwan's Lu wins Resort Trust Ladies golf

MIKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu lifts the victory trophy following her victory in the Resort Trust Ladies Open golf tournament at the Kansai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 1, 2014.

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Kansai Open golf

MIKI, Japan - Brad Kennedy of Australia holds the trophy after winning the Kansai Open at the Olympic Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 25, 2013, after the final round of the competition was called off due to heavy rain.

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Muto wins Kansai Open Championship

SAKAI, Japan - Toshinori Muto holds the victor's trophy after winning the Kansai Open Championship with an 18-under 266 at Izumigaoka Country Club in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2012. In bagging his fifth career victory, Muto became the first golfer this season on the JGTO tour to lead from start to finish.

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Kansai's 1st AKB48 cafe

OSAKA, Japan - Some members of all-girl pop group AKB48 pose at AKB48 Cafe & Shop Namba in Osaka on April 3, 2012. The first AKB48 outlet in the Kansai region will open the following day.

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Kansai's 1st AKB48 cafe

OSAKA, Japan - Some members of all-girl pop groups AKB48 (1st to 4th from R) and NMB48 (1st to 3rd from L) pose with drinks at AKB48 Cafe & Shop Namba in Osaka on April 3, 2012. The first AKB48 outlet in the Kansai region will open the following day.

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S. Korea's Cho wins Kansai Open

ONO, Japan - South Korea's Cho Min Gyu holds the winner's trophy after winning the Kansai Open at Ono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2011.

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Fujita notches 2nd win of season at Kansai Open

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Kansai Open golf tournament at the Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 23.

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Ryo Ishikawa gets chip-in eagle to make cut at Kansai Open

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Defending champion Ryo Ishikawa reacts after getting a chip-in eagle on the 18th hole to make the cut at the Kansai Open at Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21.

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Golf: Teenager Ishikawa gets 1st professional win

KOKA, Japan - Sixteen-year-old golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds the winning trophy after clinching his first title as a professional with a victory at the Kansai Open in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 24. Ishikawa, who became the youngest Japanese tour event winner in May last year and turned pro in January, shot a final-round 69 that gave him a four-stroke win at the regional tournament in western Japan with a 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276.

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Golf: Teenager Ishikawa gets 1st professional win

KOKA, Japan - Sixteen-year-old golfer Ryo Ishikawa celebrates after picking up his first title as a professional with a victory at the Kansai Open in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 24. Ishikawa, who became the youngest Japanese tour event winner in May last year and turned pro in January, shot a final-round 69 that gave him a four-stroke win at the regional tournament in western Japan with a 72-hole total of 12-under-par 276.

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Crown prince attends ceremony at Chubu airport before opening

NAGOYA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses a commemorative ceremony for Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13. The new airport, Japan's third international gateway following Narita and Kansai, will open on Feb. 17.

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JAL, ANA, JAS open common counters at Haneda, Kansai airports

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony marking the opening of a common counter for Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System is held Sept. 20 at Kansai airport in Osaka. Similar counters, opened for passengers using shuttle flights between Tokyo and Osaka, were also set up at Tokyo's Haneda airport for flight reservations, ticket sales and other services. The shuttle flights were launched July 1 in an attempt to draw travelers away from Shinkansen bullet train service.

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Aerology Labs' hybrid drone prototype, the AeroRange Pro.

Aerology Lab (Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture) announced on April 14 that it has developed a prototype of a "purely Japanese" flying robot (drone), "AeroRange Pro" (photo), which consists entirely of parts made in Japan. In general, drones rely on parts made in China for most of their components. The company aims to start mass production in small lots by December. (Minato Ward, Osaka City), which operates an open innovation base, Kobashi Robotics (Minami Ward, Okayama City), which supports mass production, and Liberace (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo), which comprehensively supports venture businesses from trial manufacture to mass production. The company is promoting speedy manufacturing in cooperation with town factories in Kansai and other regions. The hybrid drone combines an engine and an electric motor. It is said to be the industry's first purely domestic product in this field. Photo taken on May 14, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Daimaru-Matsuzakaya Department Store, Daimaru Shinsaibashi Main Store

Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing, will procure 100% of the electricityused in the Daimaru Shinsaibashi Main Store (Chuo Ward, Osaka City), scheduled to open in late September, from renewable energy sources. The store will also switch to electric vehicles (EVs) for company use. In 2030, J-Front as a whole plans to reduce its CO2 emissions by 40% from the 2005 level, and by 2050, to zero. The main building in Shinsaibashi will introduce the "Hydro Eco Plan" derived from hydroelectric power generation by Kansai Electric Power Co. Because of the hydroelectric power generation, no CO2 emissions will be generated. Compared to the CO2 emissions of the old main building before reconstruction (15 years), the new building will reduce CO2 emissions by about 7,000 tons.April 9, 2019, Daimaru-Matsuzakaya Department Store Daimaru Shinsaibashi Main Building, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Crown prince attends ceremony at Chubu airport before opening

NAGOYA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses a commemorative ceremony for Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13. The new airport, Japan's third international gateway following Narita and Kansai, will open on Feb. 17. (Kyodo)

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1st batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

OSAKA, April 30 Kyodo - The first batch of the coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical maker Moderna Inc. arrived in Japan on Friday, with the government planning to use it at mass vaccination centers following expected approval in May.It will become the second type of shot available in the country after the one developed by Pfizer Inc. if a health ministry panel gives it the green light, possibly by May 20. The Moderna vaccine that arrived at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture from Belgium is expected to be used at large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centers that the central government plans to open in Tokyo and Osaka, according to the government.

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S. Korea's Cho wins Kansai Open Championship golf

South Korea's Cho Byung Min celebrates after his victory in the Kansai Open Golf Championship at Hashimoto Country Club in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 22, 2016. The 26-year-old Cho became yet another first time winner on the Japan golf tour with his one shot victory over Japan's Tomohiro Kondo and Australia's Scott Strange. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Cho wins Kansai Open Championship golf

South Korea's Cho Byung Min poses with the winner's trophy after winning the Kansai Open Golf Championship at Hashimoto Country Club in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 22, 2016. The 26-year-old Cho became yet another first time winner on the Japan golf tour with his one shot victory over Japan's Tomohiro Kondo and Australia's Scott Strange. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum opened to mark 110th anniv. of Osaka-Kobe railway service

Takaoki Fujiwara (C, L), president of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., and Amagasaki Mayor Kazumi Fujiwara (C, R) cut the ribbon with children at a ceremony in Kobe on April 12, 2015, to open a museum built by the railway company to mark the 110th anniversary of its service between Osaka and Kobe in the western Japan region of Kansai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terminal at Kansai airport completes large-scale renovation

Keiichi Ando (C), president and CEO of New Kansai International Airport Co., cuts the tape during a ceremony to mark the completion of a renovated terminal 1 building at the airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2015. Expanded duty free shops are ready to open at the departure area to respond to increased travelers, especially those from abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Central Japan Int'l Airport to open in Feb. 2005

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan International Airport, under construction in the city of Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, is scheduled to open for operations 24 hours a day on Feb. 17, 2005. It will be the third-largest international airport in Japan after Narita and Kansai airports. (Kyodo)

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JAL, ANA, JAS open common counters at Haneda, Kansai airports

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony marking the opening of a common counter for Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Air System is held Sept. 20 at Kansai airport in Osaka. Similar counters, opened for passengers using shuttle flights between Tokyo and Osaka, were also set up at Tokyo's Haneda airport for flight reservations, ticket sales and other services. The shuttle flights were launched July 1 in an attempt to draw travelers away from Shinkansen bullet train service.

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S. Korea's Cho wins Kansai Open

ONO, Japan - South Korea's Cho Min Gyu holds the winner's trophy after winning the Kansai Open at Ono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kansai's 1st AKB48 cafe

OSAKA, Japan - Some members of all-girl pop groups AKB48 (1st to 4th from R) and NMB48 (1st to 3rd from L) pose with drinks at AKB48 Cafe & Shop Namba in Osaka on April 3, 2012. The first AKB48 outlet in the Kansai region will open the following day. (Kyodo)

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Kansai's 1st AKB48 cafe

OSAKA, Japan - Some members of all-girl pop group AKB48 pose at AKB48 Cafe & Shop Namba in Osaka on April 3, 2012. The first AKB48 outlet in the Kansai region will open the following day. (Kyodo)

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Cabin crew trainees work on gov't cash handout paperwork

Peach Aviation flight attendant trainees check on May 18, 2020, applications for the central government's 100,000-yen coronavirus cash handout program submitted by citizens in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. Izumisano has commissioned the airline workers to take on procedural work involved in administering the economy priming program, open to all residents of Japan, as staff of the Kansai airport-based low-cost carrier are idle due to flights being canceled amid a lack of travelers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Consumer electronics retailer Edion's flagship store

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 5, 2019, shows the largest store of Osaka-based consumer electronics retail chain Edion Corp., which will open in the western Japan city's Namba commercial district on June 7. The nine-story building with one basement floor is easily accessible from Kansai airport as Edion aims to attract overseas visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Consumer electronics retailer Edion's flagship store

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 5, 2019, shows the largest store of Osaka-based consumer electronics retail chain Edion Corp., which will open in the western Japan city's Namba commercial district on June 7. The nine-story building with one basement floor is easily accessible from Kansai airport as Edion aims to attract overseas visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Consumer electronics retailer Edion's flagship store

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 5, 2019, shows the largest store of Osaka-based consumer electronics retail chain Edion Corp., which will open in the western Japan city's Namba commercial district on June 7. The nine-story building with one basement floor is easily accessible from Kansai airport as Edion aims to attract overseas visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Kansai Open

Rikuya Hoshino poses for a photo with the trophy after winning the Kansai Open Golf Championship on April 25, 2021, at Arima Royal Golf Club in Kobe, western Japan.

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Kansai airport to open new terminal building for LCCs

A duty-free shop at the new international terminal at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is unveiled to the media on Jan. 18, 2017. The terminal, exclusively for low-cost carriers, will open on Jan. 28, the lunar New Year's Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai airport to open new terminal building for LCCs

The new international terminal at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is unveiled to the media on Jan. 18, 2017. The terminal, exclusively for low-cost carriers, will open on Jan. 28, the lunar New Year's Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kansai airport to open new terminal building for LCCs

The new international terminal at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is unveiled to the media on Jan. 18, 2017. The terminal, exclusively for low-cost carriers, will open on Jan. 28, the lunar New Year's Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujita notches 2nd win of season at Kansai Open

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Kansai Open golf tournament at the Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Ryo Ishikawa gets chip-in eagle to make cut at Kansai Open

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Defending champion Ryo Ishikawa reacts after getting a chip-in eagle on the 18th hole to make the cut at the Kansai Open at Takarazuka Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)