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Only 20% of municipalities in Japan have soil liquefaction hazard map

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So do you think that maybe.... going forward that any new construction will require said mapping and will be paid for by the contractor. The maps will be provided to the municipality and layered over a full may of said area. That is if you can trust the contractor.....

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Production of soil liquefaction hazard maps is not mandatory, while flood and landslide hazard maps are mandatory for municipalities facing such risks, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

With the amount of natural disasters, let's make them mandatory from now on.

Experts say some local governments do not make soil liquefaction hazard maps due to the cost of surveying geological features including the presence of underground water as well as time and labor needed to collect records of past ground preparation work conducted during the process of developing residential areas.

Of course it's a money problem. It's not like the government doesn't have enough money......oh wait.

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Of course it's a money problem. It's not like the government doesn't have enough money......oh wait.

yep wait for the next tax rise.

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So one more disaster to worry about.

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Yes one more disaster, this weeks disaster cancels out last weeks disaster. It's a retroactive society not pro active society. We know this will happen but until it does....oh that's a cute mascot

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