Flow on effects to their economy and the world economy...mmmm http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article27121.html
Shuttered Japanese Chip Makers Threaten IT http://www.smartertechnology.com/c/a/Smarter-Strategies/Shuttered-Japanese-Chip-Makers-Threaten-IT/ The earthquake and tsunami in Japan have shut down 25 percent of the global semiconductor raw materials production, threatening to cause shortages and price hikes in everything from smartphones to supercomputers.
Car manufacturers have problems as well. http://www.smh.com.au/business/worl...on-halt-after-japan-quake-20110325-1c98y.html
Sad for Japan as Taiwan will leap upon the opportunity to further upscale and take over the business.