{"id":60171,"date":"2025-05-28T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T02:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60171"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T02:32:10","slug":"great-tsunami-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60171","title":{"rendered":"Great Tsunami Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After the 2011 disaster, Japan didn\u2019t just rebuild\u2014it reimagined its coastline. Meet the 395-kilometer-long \u201cGreat Tsunami Wall,\u201d towering up to 12.5 meters high and built to withstand the wrath of the ocean.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But Japan didn\u2019t stop at concrete.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nine million trees were planted along the shore, creating a living barrier that stands side by side with this massive engineering feat.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This is more than a wall\u2014it\u2019s a promise of protection, a symbol of resilience, and a testament to how nature and technology can work together.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After the 2011 disaster, Japan didn\u2019t just rebuild\u2014it reimagined its coastline. Meet the 395-kilometer-long \u201cGreat Tsunami Wall,\u201d towering up to 12.5 meters high and built to withstand the wrath of the ocean. But Japan didn\u2019t stop at concrete. Nine million trees were planted along the shore, creating a living barrier that stands side by side … <\/p>\n

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