Japan Info Swap Blog

While winters in Japan’s more mountainous and northern regions get pretty chilly, here in Nagoya, temperatures rarely drop below zero. However, for some reason, I constantly feel frozen to my marrow, and I bet I’m not the only one. This is partly because few homes and office buildings are sufficiently insulated. There is an urban legend that earthquake vibrations can cause insulation fibres to rub together, causing friction fires, but it’s most likely because construction methods prioritise aerating …