Synopsis

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 unleashed devastation of an unprecedented scale. Damage extended far beyond 300 kilometers from the epicenter, exceeding initial projections. Across a wide region, a phenomenon known as soil liquefaction took hold, resulting in the sinking or tilting of approximately 27,000 structures and widespread destruction. The city of Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture bore a particularly heavy burden. Subsequent investigations indicated that the city possessed all the nece