My heart goes out to the people of Japan, who are hit with the nuclear fallout right after the tsunami. I am very impressed with the strength of the people, looking at how the twitter messages of extraordinary deeds have happened.

Currently, the damage made to Japan is at best a guesswork; it has been reported that the various automobile and steel factories have been shut down due to damages. Other sectors include electronics, SLR camera manufacture and semiconductor devices. According to asahi.com, "Tohoku region--Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Aomori, Akita and Yamagata--accounts for 6.4 percent of Japan's gross domestic product." This is the area that is affected by the tsunami.

This is a critical hit and an initial damage- i believe there could be more fall out as the domino effect comes into play. In addition, the radiation fall out has added on to the uncertainty in the ......