{"id":10055,"date":"2026-01-14T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/?p=10055"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T02:19:37","slug":"detail_2071","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/en\/detail_2071\/","title":{"rendered":"An article on seismic isolation structure research, the work of Prof. Emeritus Akira Wada, was published in the Yomiuri Shimbun\uff08January 14, 2026\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tableLayout02\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #043c78;\" width=\"100\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.star.titech.ac.jp\/titech-ss\/lang.act?forward=pursuer.act?from=outside&#038;lang=en&#038;&#038;ssToken=bf7ad5849cf3583600760bdb81cb9e8b_emxktYQHUk&#038;key_rid=1000279078\">Prof. Emeritus Akira Wada<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #043c78;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Publication<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Yomiuri Shimbun, January 14, 2026 edition<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #043c78;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Series: A New Era of Disaster Prevention \u2013 31 Years Since the Great Hanshin Earthquake<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Content<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">An article about seismic isolation structure research by Professor Emeritus Akira Wada has been published in the Yomiuri Shimbun.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">In the article, Professor Emeritus Wada\u2014Japan\u2019s leading expert in seismic isolation\u2014explains how two seismically isolated buildings constructed in Kobe after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake significantly reduced shaking during major earthquakes and effectively contributed to protecting the buildings and maintaining their functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Contact<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Prof. Shoichi Kishiki\uff08Urban Disaster Prevention Research Core\uff09<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kishiki.mrrc.iir.titech.ac.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kishiki.mrrc.iir.titech.ac.jp\/<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"mailto:kishiki.s.02d9@m.isct.ac.jp?subject=\u3010\u554f\u5408\u305b\u3011\u63b2\u8f09\u8a18\u4e8b\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066&amp;body=\u3054\u8a18\u5165\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/Contact_en.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/Contact_en.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f3f3f2; padding: 10px; border: none; border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Related Sites<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u25b6Institute of Innovative Research\uff08IIR\uff09<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u25b6<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msl.iir.isct.ac.jp\/english\/press\/press_20260114_wada_en\/\">Materials &#038; Structures Laboratory<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher Prof. Emeritus Akira Wada Publication Yomiuri Shimbun, January 14, 2026 edition Title Series: A New Era of Disaster Prevention \u2013 31 Years Since the Great Hanshin Earthquake Content An article about seismic isolation structure research by Professor Emeritus Akira Wada has been published in the Yomiuri Shimbun. 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