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Jan 4, 2024 · Following another deadly earthquake in 1995, Japan began focusing on retrofitting older architecture to be more resilient to earthquakes. Of course, none of this is foolproof.
Jan 2, 2024 · A powerful earthquake on New Year's Day 2024 toppled houses in central Japan. It's been nearly 13 years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that triggered an accident at a nuclear...
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Jan 5, 2024 · For stronger earthquakes, Japanese law says the building should simply not collapse.
Jan 4, 2024 · Why didn't more buildings fall during the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Japan this week?
Jun 3, 2019 · Japan, through both government mandates and its engineering culture, builds stronger structures capable of withstanding earthquakes and being used immediately afterward.
Today, Japan has more than 270 buildings higher than 150 meters (492 feet), the fifth most in the world, according to data from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Aug 1, 2019 · — The New York Times. The NYT takes a look at the drastically differing approaches (and ideologies behind them) towards earthquake safety in Japan compared with the United States and asks experts what would be at stake in the greater, urban picture in the anticipated event of a very big earthquake.
