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Japan's Airport Challenge

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Oct 29, 2010
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Every Japanese house has its genkan or entryway. There is no mistaking where one sheds his outdoor shoes and slips into something more comfortable before entering the house. For three decades Japan has had as its primary aviation genkan a substandard airport located at Narita way out in the countryside.

Visitors from Asia, Europe and America knew that af…

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