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How Japan Averted a Major Earthquake Disaster

Published by New York Times World By River Akira Davis, Chang W. Lee, Nailah Morgan, Jon Hazell, Joey Sendaydiego, Hisako Ueno and Thomas Vollkommer · 17 August 2026 at 12:02
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Japan avoided a major disaster after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit last month. Our reporter River Akira Davis visited Kumamoto, a prefecture near the epicenter, to see how it built quake-proof buildings and infrastructure.

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