How Japan’s Wajima-nuri Artisans Are Bouncing Back After the Earthquake
A year after a natural disaster, the resilient artisans of Japan’s Noto Peninsula are forging ahead with support from the ...
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Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Prone to major earthquakes that trigger fires and tsunamis, Japan has become a world leader in building disaster-resilient communities. Three experts in public policy and urban development told ...
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Concrete evidence: Japanese buildings absorb 14% of cement production's carbon footprint
Concrete structures in Japan capture and store about 14% of the CO2 emissions released during cement production, according to ...
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Japan earthquake tips: What to do before, during and after
But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... falling debris from trees, buildings, overhead wires or ...
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4,000+ buildings on emergency routes are not quake-proof
Said buildings do not meet the current criteria for withstanding earthquakes of intensities registering on the upper end of 6 to 7 on Japan’s seismic scale. The law was further amended in 2013 ...
In Japan, fears mount of a massive 2011-style earthquake on disaster anniversary
Scientists warn seismic energy accumulating under the Chishima Trench off Hokkaido has the potential to trigger a magnitude-8 ...
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Japan turns geothermal waste into super grout to boost earthquake resistance by 50%
Scientists in Japan have come up with a new way to make soil stronger using waste fluids from geothermal energy plants. This new grout material, called Colloidal Silica Recovered from Geothermal ...
Japan marks 14 years of Great East Japan Earthquake-Tsunami
Japan on Tuesday marks the 14th anniversary since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the nation in 2011, triggering a ...
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Xenophobia and misinformation: Why Japan’s 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake led to a Korean massacre
On the morning of September 1, 1923, an earthquake with a magnitude believed to be around 7.9 rattled the Kanto region. The ...