Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to ...

Three decades later, the need for earthquake-resistant structures along major roads remains largely unmet. The land ministry reported that 4,110 buildings ... of 6 to 7 on Japan’s seismic ...

Justin Wong lives in British Columbia, Canada, but said he can't afford to buy a home there. So he nabbed a house across the ...

Disasters like wildfires are only set to become more frequent amid climate change. Architects are designing for resilience.

1, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were engulfed by horrific fires spawned by the Great Kanto Earthquake. A century later, Japanese should ... bustling with glittering buildings and throbbing with ...

Apartment buildings could spring up where strip malls and ... Los Angeles could learn from cities like Kobe, Japan, decimated by a 1995 earthquake, where officials imposed a two-month building ...

He decided to develop the Instant Houses after receiving a simple question from an elementary school student at an evacuation shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which he visited after the 2011 ...

For example, one of his favorite restaurants was a Japanese spot on the Sunset Strip ... Since it was built in 1929 as the first earthquake-proof building, the Chateau Marmont has long been home to ...

In the geopolitical tug-of-war between Mainland China and the smaller landmasses around it, Taiwan stands out like no other. This tiny island — some six Taiwans could fit into the large north Indian ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To help fill this gap, a research team has investigated the connection between ...

Scientists know that natural disasters have negative health effects on survivors, but long-term observations are lacking. To ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan ... falling debris from trees, buildings, overhead wires or ...