Ominous Views of Japan’s New Concrete Seawalls

Following the 2011 tsunami the Japanese government began building seawalls like this one in Ofunato Bay, Iwate prefecture. The walls, including this one in Ofunato Bay, Iwate prefecture, are up to 41 feet high and intended to hold back a tidal surge. Walls such as this, in Ofunato Bay, Iwate prefecture, are controversial because of …

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