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| | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau |
 | | In order to utilize private-sector vitality for this public-works project, the construction and administration of the airport are conducted by Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. (a special corporation established through joint investment by the national government, local governments, and the private sector), which was organized on the basis of a special law. |
 | | The Kansai region, where the Kansai International Airport is located, is a major economic region of Japan with a population of about 24 million and its gross regional product of about 92 trillion yen is equivalent to approximately 19% of Japan's total GDP. |
 | | According to the overall ranking for "Airport of the Year 2006" by a British research company, Kansai International Airport is ranked the fourth in the world (the first rank among airports in Japan, and the third in the Asia Pacific region). |
| www.mlit.go.jp /koku/english/02_international/kansai.html (569 words) |
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