[GoNative]

I think a few people here need a lesson in geography. Sure in total area Japan is not a huge country but it is spread over a great distance from south to north. From the northern tip of Hokkaido down to say Okinawa it is a distance similar to Vermont to Florida. Now if something were to happen in Florida would you be overly concerned for your safety all the way up in Vermont? The point is the disaster that occurred along the NE coastline of Honshu although terrible and extensive has actually only directly affected the lives of only a small proportion of the Japanese population. Sure there have been flow on effects like the power outages and everyone is affected emotionally but the direct effects of the earthquake, tsunami and the radiation issues from the reactors is not a Japan wide event. In particular the radiation issue is still only a very localised event. Truly dangerous levels of radiation have not been detected anywhere beyond the 30km exclusion zone. The situation could worsen but currently it is still very much contained and a localised event that will most likely only have very localised long term effects.