Japan

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan has caused many deaths and injuries and has affected companies in Japan. On top of this, the damage to several nuclear reactors carries the risk of radiation poisoning to people who live near them and to even more people if there are meltdowns. This would be devastating to everyone in Japan. There is also some risk that the radiation could be carried by wind to other countries including possibly the United States west coast. The crisis will also affect the world's economy because Japan is the world's third largest economy after the US and China. We rely on Japan for things like cars and electronics (computers, iPads, cell phones...). There could be a shortage of these things that will affect kids.