Kansai Int'l Airport may remain closed for a week: officials

Kansai International Airport may remain closed for around a week, depending on the extent of damage to its runway and airport facilities, airport officials said Wednesday.One of its two runways and the basement floor of a terminal building at the airport sitting on a man-made island in Osaka Bay were flooded Tuesday amid high tides due to Typhoon Jebi that hit Japan and left more than 10 people dead.The airport, one of Japan's transport hubs, is a key gateway to the Kansai region that includes Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, and has seen growing numbers of foreign travelers from Asia.Ov…READ FULL ARTICLE