If you have turned on the news at any point in the last week you will have seen what took Japan by storm. An 8.9 magnitude Earthquake struck North eastern Japan which followed by a Tsunami that destroyed many lives and homes with an estimated 7,000 deaths and 11,000 missing (Today). The nearby nuclear plant is on the verge of a meltdown as all 6 reactors are overheating. Now as sad as this is whats more is with the radiation hazard from the plant reaching places such as Tokyo, Hawaii and even Vancouver and California large companies such as Sony Corporation have been shut down and evacuated for safety concerns.
This does not only effect one of the largest game publishers and developers of our time but it also effects the Automotive industry such as Toyota and Honda. If you are wondering this does not mean you can't still go to a store and buy a PS3 or one of their brand names and appliances as most stores have a stock this just means that it until the factory is brought back into operation there will be no more international shipping to local companies so get them while you can. In turn this also means that any Japanese games or systems will be on hold until it comes back up and it will even most likely halt production on the new iPad 2 as some key components are built in Tokyo.
---As an added note please do what you can in support of what is happening in Japan. Those people are running low on essential supplies such as food and water. You can help by donating to one or all of these organizations which are sponsored by Google.
Google sponsored relief charities
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