After the devastating 2011 tsunami, Japan took an extraordinary step to protect its people by constructing a massive ...

the government is building the biggest anti-tsunami barriers ever. The vast network of supersized sea walls, mocked by some as "the Great Wall of Japan," is already underway and would stretch 230 ...

And when a tsunami hits, the walls can break apart into debris that smashes through communities along with the waves. Tsunami mitigation parks are an alternative measure to seawalls and are being ...

He opposed building a massive tsunami wall, a sentiment shared by most residents. He became deputy chairman of a council set up jointly by residents and local officials to hash out rebuilding plans.

It also built an anti-tsunami wall extending up to 29 meters (95 feet) above sea level, and obtained safety approval from regulators in 2020. Twenty-one of Japan’s nuclear reactors, including ...