|  Kansai 
          region is in the center of Japan. It is bounded on the north by the 
          Japan Sea, and on the south by the Seto Island Sea and the Pacific Ocean. 
          It includes 3 big cities, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto. And it has Kansai International 
          Airport.
  Kansai 
          region occupies 10% of Japan's land area. It consists of 19% of the 
          population and 18% of the gross national product. Kansai region plays 
          an important role in the Japanese economy, ranking next to Tokyo metropolitan 
          area. The gross product in Kansai in 1995 was higher than that of countries 
          such as Spain and Canada.
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