Image from Japan reconstruction.

[oyvind]

Photo: AP/Necxo East

Left: A road, right after the earthquake.

Right: The same road, six days later.

[sakabatou]

1. Whoa.

That was quick.

[Paradoxical]

2. How certain are we that this isn't just a photo of the road before the quake?

[oyvind]

3. I guess we'll have to take AP's word for it.

[oyvind]

4. Here's a link to a story from The Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369307/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-Road-repaired-SIX-days-destroyed.html

[oyvind]

5. Actually, if you look at the trees.

It looks as if they have removed some brushes and trees to the right, during the reconstruction. It hardly makes any sense that there would be an earthquake and then they would plant trees and brushes there and then take a picture.

[MineralMan]

6. Looks like freshly-laid asphalt to me.

Fresh paint lines, too.

[MineralMan]

7. Why would you doubt that Japan is making repairs to roads?

I'm sure there's rebuilding going on in many places there. Roads, especially, are important to rebuild right away, so that supplies can be transported.