It's a news non-sequitur though: Huge earthquake in Japan, structural engineers know what they're talking about. Does anyone know if Japan has some equivalent

It's a news non-sequitur though: Huge earthquake in Japan, structural engineers know what they're talking about. Does anyone know if Japan has some equivalent to the Canadian Iron Ring[1]? I feel like examples like this drive home how it's even more meaningful if you live in the Ring of Fire. (Which would be an ideal name for such a ring) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring