Japan is geographically located in a region where several continental and oceanic plates meet. This is the chief cause of frequent earth quakes. The earth is believed to have more than a dozen plates also called as faults. Geologists are of the view that these plates continually move on the mental, thus they often tend to collide, slide under another, rub against one another, or pull apart. These movements cause the earth quakes to occur. The theory about moving plates is called as plate tectonics.  Japan has a history of devastating earthquakes and tidal waves. The Great Kanto earthquake is the worst recorded in the history of Japan. It hit Japan in 1923 near Tokyo.

However, the latest earthquake to hit Japan of 8.9 magnitude unleashing 10 meter tsunami which swept away everything that came its way. Buildings collapsed, crops and vehicles swept away leaving debris across the land. The quake hit 6miles below sea level and was followed by five powerful aftershocks and another earthquake of magnitude 7.1. Not only this, but it also put up fire at an oil reservoir causing a big blast. Further the Fukushimi Dai-ichi nuclear plant was massively affected, causing one of its reactors to heat up causing nuclear radiations leakage in the atmosphere. It is also believed that the nuclear particles will travel around the Pacific coast and across Asia with the flow of air.

Due to the earthquake and the tsunami air and train services were halted across the country. The Japanese stock exchange was closed for three days, causing massive drop in the shares of huge companies and the currency too. Not only that, many tourism-dependent businesses have been affected – hot springs, souvenir shops, hotels, restaurants, and the list goes on. Suddenly, much of Japan saw its country at a halt, with many residents looking to revive as soon as possible.