Tokyo has been rocked again by another earthquake\u2014one of hundreds of quakes to hit the country this year. It comes after revellers were tied up in a 7.5-magnitude quake that struck Central Japan on New Year’s Eve last year, triggering the country’s first tsunami warning since the 2011 T\u014dhoku ‘nuclear’ event.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan’s most potent earthquake for several decades toppled buildings, caused fires, and knocked out critical infrastructure in the Noto Peninsula as families celebrated New Year’s Day. However, despite a raft of earthquakes and aftershocks, Japan has fared far better than comparable examples, including Turkey’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake in February 2023, with its success largely attributed to the resilience of its buildings in the face of structural collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n