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More than two months have passed since the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Approximately 80,000 houses in 19 cities and towns were damaged. The key word is "low earthquake resistance rate." "Wooden houses that are not earthquake-resistant are vulnerable to strong shaking." The same thing happened in the experiment conducted 19 years ago. The earthquake resistance rate is 87% nationwide, but in Wajima City and Suzu City, which were particularly hard hit, it is only about 50%. In the wake of the Noto earthquake, earthquake resistance of houses is attracting attention. However, there is a problem... A 38-year-old wooden house built in 1986 in Aichi Prefecture where earthquake resistance construction work was being carried out. It was because it was found that there was a high risk of collapse in a strong earthquake, but the resident woman seems unsatisfied. (Mr. Terao, who requested earthquake resistance construction) "I immediately inquired at the city hall, but they told me that it is not eligible for subsidies because it does not meet the standards for age." It costs more than 5 million yen to reinforce the walls and expand the foundation, but there is no subsidy at all. In fact, there are two main conditions for receiving the subsidy. Homes are divided into "old earthquake resistance standards" and "new earthquake resistance standards" after June 1981, but subsidies are only available for those built before the "old earthquake resistance standards." Another condition is that the building must be reinforced to a "seismic resistance index of 1.0" or higher, meaning it will not collapse in an earthquake of magnitude 6+ to 7. (Terao) "Isn't the new earthquake resistance no longer 'new earthquake resistance'? With numbers like these, it's no different from the old earthquake resistance." We know that even new earthquake resistance can be damaged in earthquakes, but the reality is that even if you want to prepare, subsidies will not be available. And... (Sakamoto Takahiko, president of Takumi First Class Architectural Office) "Even new earthquake resistance buildings have been destroyed in major earthquakes such as the Noto Peninsula earthquake and the Kumamoto earthquake." From CBC TV's "Chanto!" broadcast on March 11, 2024