Tanker smashes into Kansai airport bridge as typhoon hits Japan

A tanker smashed into the bridge linking Kansai International Airport with the mainland and left around 5,000 people stranded on Tuesday as strong winds and high waves from a powerful typhoon blasted western Japan.The airport, which sits on a manmade island in Osaka Bay, has been flooded and closed since the afternoon. It will not resume operation at least until Wednesday evening, according to airline officials.The damage to one of the biggest airports in Japan -- mainly used by visitors to cities in the Kansai area such as Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe -- could affect the country's tourism boom.Th…READ FULL ARTICLE