[HN Gopher] Aftershock of the New: Woodblock Prints of Post-Disa...
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       Aftershock of the New: Woodblock Prints of Post-Disaster Tokyo
       (1928-32)
        
       Author : lermontov
       Score  : 40 points
       Date   : 2023-10-29 03:12 UTC (19 hours ago)
        
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       | hcrean wrote:
       | I wonder what makes the Japanese so much better at rebuilding
       | than the western world: They repair almost everything on crazy
       | timescales.
        
         | kristianp wrote:
         | You might find this interesting:
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         | https://patrickcollison.com/fast
        
           | hcrean wrote:
           | Those are all examples of building from scratch; not
           | rebuilding, such as after an earthquake or a sinkhole or
           | mudslide... etc
        
         | blacksqr wrote:
         | There is a strong cultural/religious preference in Japan for
         | newness and renewal. For example, the most sacred Shinto
         | temple, the Ise Shrine, is ritually dismantled and rebuilt from
         | scratch every twenty years.
        
         | lmm wrote:
         | Lack of planning laws, and more generally a government that's
         | trusted and allowed to pay what stuff costs, without endless
         | reviews and standards and low-bid rules that end up costing far
         | more than they save.
        
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