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New is culturally preferential, but the government also doesn’t enforce any kind of building standards for typical home construction (including earthquake resis
by knuththetruth 8y ago
New is culturally preferential, but the government also doesn’t enforce any kind of building standards for typical home construction (including earthquake resistance). You essentially have to buy or build new because there are zero guarantees any used housing is safe.
- A2017U1 8y agoJapan has some of the strictest building standards for earthquake resistance in the world. Seismic design code: https://www.fujipress.jp/jdr/dr/dsstr000100030341/ https://www.fujipress.jp/jdr/dr/dsstr000100030341/