Synopsis

Kansai International Airport sits five kilometers from the coast of Osaka, Japan. Constructed entirely upon a man-made island—a stretch of land four kilometers long and one kilometer wide—the airport is connected to Osaka by what is recognized as the world’s longest two-tiered bridge. Despite being engineered to endure earthquakes and typhoons, the artificial island itself is subsiding at an unexpected rate. This report examines the efforts undertaken to maintain the airport's stability and expl