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earthquake in 12 years. nomura—san thought his shrine was going to collapse. "the whole gate was swaying. the alleyway was swaying, too. the children had to squat on the floor so as not to fall over," he told me. alerts chime. as we travel towards the epicentre, we're alerted to another earthquake. these aftershocks keep coming. further in, old wooden homes have been brought to the ground — not made to withstand the ferocity ofjapan's enduring quakes. toshio iwahama lives here alone after losing his wife. at 82, he doesn't know how he'll manage the repairs. translation: we always have earthquakes around here. - but i just didn't think we'd get a big one like this. i didn't take it seriously.