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Thank you for the thousands of emails in support of the original translations of Japanese Twitter accounts of the March 11th quake on my Facebook note, "Japan Quake as Seen from Twitter". Now, together with ten classmates and friends in the University of Cambridge, I have launched this blog to continue translating the voices of the Japanese people on their road to recovery.
- Jun Shiomitsu -

Friday, March 11, 2011

Movies From the Ground: Swaying Buildings

Japan's excellent preparation against earthquakes is proven by how these buildings responded to the quake.  String architectural regulations require them to be flexible to prevent metal fatigue, cracking, and bending.  This footage was taken by a man's mobile phone camera.  The buildings are swaying to absorb the shock of the quake.

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