One of many adjustments to the building code that have been made since World War II as the country learned how to adapt to its numerous catastrophe, that structure was constructed in 1972, a century before an reform of Japan’s national andnbsp, building standards. One of the reasons I still support Japan’s unreserved method to demolishing ancient structures and replacing them with new ones is because of these same standards.
Storm defenses likewise held up; reviewers love to criticize Japan’s preference for using concrete to solve problems, but presumably scenery-damaging nbsp, tetrapods, and seawalls occasionally prove their worth.  ,
GETTING READY FOR CALAMITIES THAT WE CAN’TAVOID
However, the message being conveyed here is not that the nation is impervious to harm. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 sounds ( and is ) large. However, the range is nonlinear, meaning that the 2011 earthquake of magnitude 9 temblor  released more than 125 times as much energy as the New Year’s aftershock.
Building seawalls wo n’t be able to stop all the damage caused by such a tsunami; instead, we must take lessons from the past and gradually move away from these coasts.
That Japan was n’t serendipitous, hit harder on New Year’s Day. However, it is almost certain that it will receive a more significant blow quickly.
According to government estimates, a long-awaited follow of the 1923 earthquake that struck immediately beneath Tokyo could result in up to 23, 000 fatalities from fires and fell buildings. Even replacing the stock of pre-1981 buildings wo n’t completely eliminate the risk of fire, despite the nation’s best efforts.