Claim: Image of Japanese floating house designed to withstand earthquakes.
Fact-check: Unrelated image shared as Japan's earthquake resistant floating home - FACTLY
Verdict: this technology has been implemented in japan since 2005 by 'air danshin systems' company. using this technology, the house sits on a deflated air bag during normal times. when sensors feel a tremor, they switch on a compressor within a second. the compressor pumps air into the airbag at the base of the building, inflating it within a few more seconds, and ultimately lifting the entire building up to 3cm off its foundation. however, the image shared in the viral post is a digitally illustration and doesn't show the house constructed using this technology. hence the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Harshavardhan Konda
Date published: 2022-12-05T13:54:58