<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa miaka mingi, Wajapani walijenga vitu vyote kwa mbao na kisha wakangoja kwa hamu ya kuharibiwa, kuanguka, au kuharibiwa na upepo katika msiba mmoja au mwingine, baada ya hapo walianza mzunguko mwingine wa ujenzi.  <response>: Over the ages, the Japanese built everything of wood and then waited fatalistically for them to burn down, collapse, or be blown away in one catastrophe or another, after which they commenced another cycle of rebuilding. 