Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

China: Cat’s Miraculous Survival After Plunging From High-Rise in Chongqing

On April 25, in Chongqing, a video captured a cat suddenly plunging from a high-rise residential building. As it fell rapidly toward the ground, a large sun umbrella positioned below happened to break the fall. The fabric of the umbrella stretched under the impact, cushioning the force and preventing the animal from hitting the ground directly. The video ended with the cat resting on its side, appearing relaxed after the dramatic fall.

E

Cushioning material art on display at Kahoku Shimpo exhibition

An artwork using cushioning material is shown at a press preview of Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.'s exhibition in Tokyo on March 9, 2015. The artist aims to convey the helplessness of people who experienced the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Daiwa House to sell 1st quake-cushioning house in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Daiwa House Industry Co. said April 4 it will begin selling April 14 what it claims to be Japan's first prefabricated house featuring earthquake-absorbent technology. The company said the two-story house, Statement With C, can withstand a quake as powerful as the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated the western Japanese port city of Kobe.