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 ...

Japan's infrastructure ministry ... following the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The quake that struck central Japan in January left roughly 140,000 houses and businesses without access to tap water ...

And - as the buildings are not in use ... reinforcement work to make it more earthquake resistant. After Germany had surrendered in May 1945, Japan continued the war in Asia.

The current standards require houses to withstand earthquake intensities of upper 6 and 7 on the Japanese scale of 7 ... have made my home more quake-resistant, but I didn’t have the money ...

SUZU--The powerful earthquake that shattered ... Most, but not all, of Japan's modern buildings are built to stronger, quake-resistant specifications, usually using reinforced concrete that ...

The infrastructure ministry is considering expanding preferential interest rate measures for Flat 35 fixed-rate housing loans provided by the Japan ... or earthquake-resistant houses are currently ...

despite the risks of falling debris from buildings that line the street. Japan's Prime Minister has issued several instructions regarding the emergency situation triggered by the earthquake.

Local governments should prepare mitigation measures including spatial planning on earthquake-proof buildings that can ... in Indonesia in the wake of Japan’s megaquake alert earlier this ...

"JAPAN MAGNITUDE 7.1 AFTERMATH," reads text above a four-minute Facebook video viewed more than 1.5 million times since it was posted on August 11, 2024. The footage appears to have been filmed ...

People who live there, in countries such as Japan, are used to earthquakes happening. They build earthquake-resistant buildings that sway with the shock waves rather than fall down. Although there ...

The 25,000-mile arc extends through New Zealand, Japan and off the west coast ... have launched campaigns to make older buildings more earthquake resistant. Following one tremor in 2018, the ...