“Questioning the shape of the country from Kyushu: Expectations for the Japan-Korea tunnel project” (Mitake Publishing, 1,760 yen)
2020/12/19 14:30
A collection of policy proposals by the Kyushu Liaison Council for the Realization of the Japan-Korea Tunnel, with an eye toward Kyushu 10 years from now.
Once the undersea tunnel connecting Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, and Busan, South Korea is completed, "the population of people in Kyushu will more than double the current number," and it will be possible to "realize a new path to prosperity that is not dependent on the metropolitan area," said Kenichi Tsukahara of Kyushu University. Professor.
Yukitaka Ishii, former president of JR Kyushu, called for Saga Airport to be made into a hub airport and linked to the tunnel, while Heo Jae-wan, professor emeritus at South Korea's Chung-Ang University, compared the construction to the British-French tunnel and said the construction was a sign of political tension between Japan and South Korea. He points out that this can be an important signal to solve the problem.
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