If you are worried about it, please read
this article.
I never thought of Japanese engineering in this light, but now that I've read this post, I agree completely. Christchurch was a 6.3 on the scale, destroyed countless buildings, and caused a high loss of life. Japan's was a full 9.0, but the vast majority of damage was caused not by the
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And yeah, its March, it was super cold here today. Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating :( Snow right now it not unusual, but it'd be nice if spring picked up a bit -_-;
US people can be crazy, and I speak as one of them D: People get so worked up by the news, I don't think they have any idea how much of it is just completely wrong. It drives me crazy!
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I, too, will be staying. I'm finally here doing something that I've wanted to do for six years. I think if I left now, I would definitely regret it.
That said, I'll be keeping a close eye on what's going down for the next few days... or however long it takes.
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when the earthquake happened, and I was under the table, holding my co-worker and trying to keep her from screaming, all I could think was: oh god, please don't let this be as bad as New Zealand. Please let me make it out okay.
And for several days later, I just assumed it had been less force.
And then I found out the force in Tokyo was pretty much equivalent to it, and I was shocked but then sooooooo grateful for the strict building regulations. When it comes to earthquakes, at least, if it -HAD- to happen, I guess I'm glad it was in a city prepared for it.
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Anyway, Japan is well prepared for earthquakes... and from now on will be well prepared for tsunamis too!
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