>The Japanese are hard core about building standards.
Note that this has been built on their fair share of blood and tears[1].
Japan gloated in the wakes of the 1989 Loma Prieta[2] and 1994 Northridge[3] earthquakes that such structural destruction[3][4] would be impossible for them, but then they got their gloating ass burned off.[6]
Japan has been dead fucking serious about earthquake measures ever since, never taking anything for granted and certainly never ever pretending they are kings of the earthquake world anymore.
Note that this has been built on their fair share of blood and tears[1].
Japan gloated in the wakes of the 1989 Loma Prieta[2] and 1994 Northridge[3] earthquakes that such structural destruction[3][4] would be impossible for them, but then they got their gloating ass burned off.[6]
Japan has been dead fucking serious about earthquake measures ever since, never taking anything for granted and certainly never ever pretending they are kings of the earthquake world anymore.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hanshin_earthquake
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake
[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cypress_structure.jpeg
[5]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Northridge_earthquake_10_...
[6]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hanshin_Expressway_Nada_b...