Great East Japan Earthquake
Gasoline and food in short supply
March 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Food racks are almost empty at a local convenience store in Tokyo's downtown Adachi-ward on Tuesday, March 15, The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry is reporting that sales of bottled water have The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry is reporting that sales of bottled water have increased 10 times over, rice sales have risen 60 percent and canned goods threefold since the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that hit Japan's northeastern prefectures on March 11 and caused serious trouble at a nuclear plant in Fukushima, northern Japan. (Photo by AFLO) [3609] -mis-