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Japan is one of the most seismically-active areas in the world. As a result, [modern] Japanese construction is incredibly resilient. I've never been in Tokyo,
by ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
Japan is one of the most seismically-active areas in the world.
As a result, [modern] Japanese construction is incredibly resilient.
I've never been in Tokyo, during a strong quake, but I'm told the skyscrapers wave around like drunken dancers.
- bamboozled 1y agoI live in Japan...I've never wanted to move to the USA because of seismic activity .
- rbanffy 1y agoI was making a joke, that even though CA is notoriously unstable and "waiting for The Big One", Japan is way more active.
- bamboozled 1y agooh right it sounded more like a statement, every time I'm in SF I worry about how unprepared everything seems.