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Dubbed Japan’s “Great Wall of China,” the majestic seawall symbolized the tsunami protection of Taro District, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. This 10-meter-high and 2433-meter-wide X-shaped barrier protected the Pacific shoreline. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, ironically, the belief spread that having a strong wall invited negligence.
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39.7359143, 141.9700197
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Part 5: Pitfalls in Preparation (2) How building the Great Wall invited negligence | 河北新報オンラインニュース
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Dubbed Japan’s “Great Wall of China,” the majestic seawall symbolized the tsunami protection of Taro District, Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. This 10-meter-high and 2433-meter-wide X-shaped barrier protected the Pacific shoreline. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, ironically, the belief spread that having a strong wall invited negligence.
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http://wayback.archive-it.org/2438/20110301000000/http://www.kahoku.co.jp/special/spe1151/20150207_03.html
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