Impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on the video game industry Impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on the video game industry The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake had a significant impact on the nation of Japan, including one of its most well-known exports, video games and gaming consoles. The damage to Japan's infrastructure prompted delays in software and hardware releases, and also caused outright cancellations when the subject matter of the software was considered too similar to real-life events. At the same time, the Japanese gaming industry took on relief efforts to assist those most directly affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Members of the gaming industry contributed donations
Kanto (comics) Kanto (comics) Kanto is a fictional extraterrestrial assassin published by DC Comics. He first appeared in "Mister Miracle" vol. 1 #7 (March/April 1972), and was created by Jack Kirby. Kanto was allegedly modeled after Renaissance nobleman Cesare Borgia, but his appearance was "patterned after Errol Flynn in a film still." As a student of Granny Goodness's on Apokolips, Iluthin, Kanto's name at the time, is accused of stealing weaponry from Darkseid's then-master assassin Kanto 13 and others. Iluthin is punished, not for the stealing, but being caught. He first faces a gauntlet of fellow students, defeating them with ease. Against