Japan’s Strict Building Codes Saved Lives

http://www.nytimes.com –

From seawalls that line stretches of Japan’s coastline, to skyscrapers that sway to absorb earthquakes, to building codes that are among the world’s most rigorous, no country may be better prepared to withstand earthquakes than Japan.

Read »

Created by rancemuhamitz 2 years 9 weeks ago
Category: Regulation Tags:

Login or register to post comments

I love the title..

end_the_state 2 years 9 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago

It's the strict building codes that saved lives. I guess by that logic, the more stricterer the saferer.

Login or register to post comments
0 Up Down

Shopping cart

View your shopping cart.

Air Times & Contact

LIVE 7 Days a Week!
Mon-Sun: 7pm-10pm Eastern

Call toll-free:
1-855-450-FREE

You can also Skype us.

Listen & Share

Free Talk Live 2.0

Welcome Free Talk Live 2.0!

You can login with your BBS username and password. Feel free to submit your favorite show prep suggestions, opinion pieces, video, audio, and questions here and vote up the entries you like! Here's a handy bookmarklet to make it easy.

Please report bugs here:Bugs.FreeTalkLive.com.

Navigation

New forum topics

Free Talk Live

Primary links