THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 21, 2020 at 19:11 JST
Construction of public housing is under way near the town hall building in Kuroshio, Kochi Prefecture, in December. Kuroshio is ahead of many other local governments in Japan in moving public facilities to elevated ground to prepare for tsunami spawned by a mega-quake. (Tatsuya Chikusa)
Bracing for a tsunami unleashed by the anticipated Nankai Trough mega-quake off Japan's Pacific coast, more than 40 percent of vulnerable municipalities have either relocated or plan to relocate public facilities to higher ground for safety. [Read More]
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