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 Plainsman all Air Force newspapers was intended as key source of command information. A Japanese-language version of the paper was published for Japanese nationals working at the above-mentioned American Air Force facilities. The final issue of Kanto Plainsman, Vol. X No. 16, was published on 24 April 1970. On that date it was merged with the Yokota Air Base newspaper The Afterburner, which was renamed the Fuji Flyer. The demise of "Kanto Plainsman" occurred soon after flying operations ceased at Tachikawa and the Air Force began its Kanto Plain Consolidation Program. MSgt George E. O'Brien was the "Kanto Plainsman"'s editor for