Because of the typhoons that batter Japan in the summer, Japanese builders learned to extend the eaves of buildings further beyond the walls.
由于夏季袭击日本的台风,日本的建筑工人学会了将建筑物的屋檐延伸到墙外更远的地方。
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In a land swept by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, how have Japan's tallest and seemingly flimsiest old buildings—500 or so wooden pagodas—remained standing for centuries?