I believe the point that mikeg was making is that the on average newer Japanese houses are more likely to be be built specifically earthquake-proof. Actually,

I believe the point that mikeg was making is that the on average newer Japanese houses are more likely to be be built specifically earthquake-proof. Actually, the low average age of houses in Japan is not at all due to the war (it's much smaller than 60 years), but due to cultural/economical issues: http://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/vv3bf/why_do_japanese_houses_lose_all_their_value_after/ http://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/vv3bf/why_do_japanese...