S-Bahn and U-Bahn pillars are provided with additional layers of concrete and steel jackets to make them more resilient.
(Photo: dpa)
Tokyo On the horizon of Japan’s capital, the majestic cone of Mount Fuji is a daily reminder that there couldn’t be a worse place for the world’s largest megacity. In addition to a volcanic eruption, floods, typhoons, tsunamis and, above all, the next mega-earthquake are threatening the Tokyo metropolitan region with its around 36 million inhabitants – and that very acutely.
2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the last major earthquake that killed more than 100,000 people. The next tremor with a magnitude of seven to eight on the Richter scale, which is estimated to damage one fifth of Japan’s gross domestic product in the worst case, is considered overdue.
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