Japan To Build Tsunami-Proof, Kaiju-Vulnerable, Giant Wall

[SoVi3t]

Japan to build 250-mile-long, four storey-high wall to stop tsunamis

Japanese authorities have unveiled plans to build a giant 250-mile long sea barrier to protect its coastline from devastating tsunamis.

According to the proposals, the £4.6bn ($6.8bn) barrier would reach 12.5m high in some places – stretching taller than a four storey building.

It would be made out of cement – and actually be composed of a chain of smaller sea walls to make construction easier.

The plan comes four years after a huge tsunami ravaged Japan’s north-eastern coast.

There is much debate in Japan about whether the plan is good value for money, however.

Last year Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife Akie Abe said she was against the idea and suggested that other solutions to Japan’s tsunami problem could be found.

“Please do not proceed, even if it’s already decided,” she told an audience in New York City last September. “I ask, is building high sea walls to shield the coast line really, really the best?”

Some critics say the plan could have a very negative impact on marine wildlife, while others have raised objections about the wall blocking the view out to sea.

Godzilla gives zero fucks about your puny wall. Can’t wait for a 13m tsunami to render that $7 billion wall pointless.

[Raz0r]

That’s…a weird solution. It’s also quite simplistic.

[0sh]

Cost and practicality aside, Japan’s government is always looking for more construction-based works to keep people employed and keep the Yakuza (which draws a lot of its power from the construction and finance industries) happy. I don’t know how effective building a wall would be, but it’d be a shame to lose half of your coastline because of that. Regardless, I can’t see it not going ahead.

[Syke1]

In b4 wall Maria gets bodied.

[SoVi3t]

I hope it’s this wall:

I was gonna try to find a gif of somebody casting Wall, but whatever, this works too

[d3v]

This is gonna need some heavy duty construction hardware. Looks like we gonna get giant construction robots.

But we know that some idiots are gonna use these robots for crime. Luckily, we can give these to the cops too.

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[angelpalm]

I wanna license plate on my crotch…

[angelpalm]

Oh yeah, and I might want a state of the art mech suit that uses a revolver made in the 1950’s…

[Raz0r]

The wall could be retractable. Those exist in other coastal cities.

[Taito]

Reminds me of the story of that mayor who was shitted on till his death because he spent big money on an oversized seawall

The huge sea wall and floodgates took 12 years to build and had been widely regarded as a £20million folly. But today one former Japanese mayor is being hailed as a saviour after the grandiose construction allowed his small town escaped the devastation wrought by the March 11 tsunami.
In the rubble of Japan’s northeast coast, Fudai stands as tall as ever after. No homes were swept away. In fact, they barely got wet.
The 3,000 residents owe their lives to the late Kotaku Wamura, who lived through an earlier tsunami and made it a priority of his four-decade tenure as mayor to defend his people from the next one.

The Japanese mayor who was laughed at for building a huge sea wall - until his...

It hurts to admit that Kotaku was actually right about one thing

[DarkArchville]

But is it Titan-proof too ?

[SoVi3t]

The wall could be retractable. Those exist in other coastal cities.

these walls are apparantly just lots and lots of concrete

[angelpalm]

That mayor was fucking gansta

[oX_Ajay_Xo]

…

But is it Titan-proof too ?

Don’t worry, we have the greatest combatants who can circumvent a titan occurrence:

[crucades]

Japan better start making some decent manga to pay for this shit, country is fucking broke.

[Gamegeezer]

You know Japan is gonna Kuchiyose no Jutsu some Rashomon type shit when the tsunami hits again. The source material is already out, now they gotta practice their gang sign game.

Spoiler

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[regulate]

Don’t let the Mongolians find out…

[NickRocks]

is it superman proof doe

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[dab00g]

This is gonna need some heavy duty construction hardware. Looks like we gonna get giant construction robots.

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But we know that some idiots are gonna use these robots for crime. Luckily, we can give these to the cops too.

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Kaijus may not stand a chance

[Kromo]

Japan better start making some decent manga to pay for this shit, country is fucking broke.

They should merge saimoe and AKB style voting where you can buy a vote for the character of your choice to be painted on the wall. Most voted for designs get painted on the walls facing the coast.
Otaku will flock the coasts to see a 4 storey high picture of Rei Ayanami protecting them.
It will be great for tourism until somebody designs a character that looks like she is getting an enema every time a large wave breaks against her.