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UPDATE: Bangladesh factory building collapse kills...
Rescuers assist an injured woman after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, on April 24, 2013. (AP Photo)
April 24, 2013
DHAKA--An eight-story block housing garment factories and a shopping center collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on April 24, killing nearly 100 people and...
Death toll rises to 72 in Mumbai building collapse
People gather around a heap of debris at the site of a building collapsed as a rescue operation continues on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 5. (AP Photo)
April 06, 2013
MUMBAI--The death toll from a collapsed building in India's financial center Mumbai rose to 72 on April 6, as an injured woman trapped for 36 hours was freed from the rubble of ...
EDITORIAL: LDP government must learn from its...
December 29, 2012
As soon as he took office as minister of economy, trade and industry under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly inaugurated government, Toshimitsu Motegi said on Dec. 27 that he...
Construction booming, but where are the tenants?
A number of redevelopment projects are under way around Tokyo Station in Chiyoda Ward. (Eiji Zakoda)
January 05, 2012
In the heart of Tokyo's business center of Otemachi, cranes extend their long arms toward the sky, adding layer upon layer to the huge construction projects that have emerged...
Quake-resistant buildings a must-have after March 11
A real estate agent in Chiba city's Mihama Ward uses a map to explain the phenomenon of liquefaction to a potential buyer (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
August 20, 2011
As a real-life demonstration, the Great East Japan Earthquake provided the best selling point for buildings with base isolation structures that reduce shaking during major...
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