Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to implement.
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Japan: Thicket fire in eastern Japan
Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke rising from buildings after they caught fire following a thicket fire in ...
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What Petaluma can learn from Japan’s architectural evolution
From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future ...
McOsker pursuing LA City historic designation to preserve remaining Terminal Island buildings
McOsker’s motion calls for the city’s Planning Department to prepare the application for the Historic Cultural Monument ...
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‘Japan’s most dangerous zoo’ in Sapporo to receive closure order
Issued under the City Planning Law, the building disposition order covers all North Safari Sapporo buildings in Sapporo, ...
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Changing Place: What Petaluma can learn from Japan’s architectural evolution
From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future ...
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Made in Old Town’s leaders, and Prosper, say the loan is a sound investment. Others are skeptical.
In March 2024, Prosper established new commercial loan guidelines: The maximum loan should be $5 million, the interest rate ...
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Historic protections sought for Terminal Island buildings
Two buildings left from a Japanese American fishing village will be considered for historic-cultural monument status.
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Alexandria is a Walkable City in Virginia Known for its Colorful, Historic Buildings
There's something unbelievably charming about this historic Virginia port city. From haunted buildings to ancient taverns, there's so much to uncover.
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Japan Inc. in a fight to bring earthquake-dampening tech to Turkey
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey -- Two years after earthquakes that killed more than 59,000 people in Turkey and Syria, Japan Inc. is ...
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Councilman McOsker Motions to Preserve Japanese American Commercial Village on Terminal Island
Los Angeles City Councilman Tim McOsker introduced a motion Wednesday calling for the preservation of two buildings from the ...
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33 Most Famous Landmarks in Japan: How Many Do You Know?
Ancient history and sophisticated modern technology mingle seamlessly in Japan and together create some Japan landmarks not ...