> Problem are with older wooden houses. There's quite a few photos and videos of older houses that have completely collapsed or their ground floors collapsing.
Indeed. For those who do not know, new year celebrations in Japan happen from 1 January onwards [1] and usually entails visiting in-laws, parents, and grandparents (or them visiting you), very much akin to Christmas. Thus it may very well be more likely to have families coming over to their parents and grandparents living in older houses on a day like this than any other time of the year.
Indeed. For those who do not know, new year celebrations in Japan happen from 1 January onwards [1] and usually entails visiting in-laws, parents, and grandparents (or them visiting you), very much akin to Christmas. Thus it may very well be more likely to have families coming over to their parents and grandparents living in older houses on a day like this than any other time of the year.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_New_Year