New facility for Tohoku Univ.'s disaster science institute

New facility for Tohoku Univ.'s disaster science institute

SENDAI, Japan - An earthquake simulator enabling users to experience temblors is shown at the newly completed five-story building of Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014, the day the inauguration ceremony was held.

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  • ILEA001210096
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  • 2014/11/10 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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