Word: namazu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This was in part almost spiritual in nature. The Japanese, understandably, have always been obsessed with quakes. Once they attributed the tremors to the thrashing of a giant catfish called Namazu. In recent times Japanese have come to believe in the power of science to guard them against the catastrophic thrashing. The nation invested heavily in quake research, quakeproof engineering, quake relief. When Japanese saw the damage done in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 1994, they smiled to themselves and thought, We would have fared far better. Not only did they believe their seismologists could predict the next...
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