Japanese bridge design prioritizes minimizing deaths and major damage in disasters over making structures unbreakable. Engineers deliberately plan failure points and deformation modes. After the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, “fall-prevention devices” were added to the Road Bridge Specifications so bridge decks/beams won’t completely drop even if damaged—exactly why the bridge deck here was wrecked but stayed in place instead of collapsing to the ground.

On August 1, 1924, Koshien Stadium opened in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Modeled after the Polo Grounds, the home stadium of the New York Giants at the time, it was a mammoth stadium with 50,000 seats and a total capacity of 80,000. It hosted many historic games including the 1934 U.S.-Japan All-Star Series and the 2014 exhibition match between a combined Hanshin-Yomiuri team and the MLB All-Stars. Koshien continues to be cherished today as sacred ground in the world of baseball.

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China · Tiantai Mingyan Ancient Temple A thousand-year cliff temple built in natural grottoes, the hermitage of Hanshan, origin of Chinese Harmony Culture. #ZhejiangHiddenBuddhistTemple#

The CLARITY Act nearly died Thursday morning. Negotiations between Republicans and Democrats collapsed Wednesday night after talks stalled over changes to the BRCA, which protects noncustodial software developers from money transmitter prosecution. Thursday morning, the five pro-crypto Democrats met in Warner's office to strategize. "Members were still hashing it out as late as 10:29 a.m." The hearing started at 10:30. The deal came together in the ante room right after Warren's opening statement. Senators Tillis, Lummis, Alsobrooks, and Gallego struck a last-minute compromise while GOP aides handwrote draft amendments and rushed printed materials to members in real time. One staffer called it "chaotic and unprecedented." The compromise removed BRCA-referencing language from Section 301, which DeFi advocates say could weaken developer protections. Other revisions authorized banks to engage in digital asset activities, banned insider trading on ancillary assets, and preserved state consumer protection laws. The bill passed 15-9. Both Democratic yes votes made clear their support doesn't carry to the floor. Gallego: "My vote here does not guarantee a vote on the floor." The bill now gets merged with the Senate Agriculture Committee text before a full Senate vote.