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 Hidden inside the skeletons of high-rise towers, extra steel bracing, giant rubber pads and embedded hydraulic shock absorbers make modern Japanese buildings among the sturdiest in the world during a major earthquake. And all along the Japanese coast, tsunami warning signs, towering seawalls and well-marked escape routes offer some protection from walls of water. <span style="background-attachment: scroll !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; url(http: //graphics8.nytimes.com/images/global/borders/aColumnHorizontalBorder.gif) !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: 0px 0px !important; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; clear: both; display: block; height: auto !important; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 12px; padding-top: 12px; width: auto !important;"> 

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