Five months later, the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
During the celebration this year, donations will be accepted for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
There was no reported looting in the wake of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, for instance.
On the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, he says Applied sees no impact on its own supply chain.
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But GM retook the sales crown in 2011 when Toyota's factories were slowed by an earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan were natural disasters with wide spread economic consequences for both Japan and the global economy.
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March last year resulted in production being suspended or curbed due to supply chain disruptions.
The auto sector had a rough year, particularly after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which disrupted the global supply chain and affected production.
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Lemon has also anchored the network's breaking news coverage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Arab Spring, the death of Osama Bin Laden and Joplin tornado.
He added that the company does not think a significant disruption in production as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan is likely.
In contrast, Toyota and Honda saw market share climb sharply from last year when they suffered major supply chain disruptions after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
During the 2011 Sevens, right after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, that nation's team earned a heartwarming amount of applause, support and respect from the usually rowdy crowd.
The latest disruptions come just as Japanese car makers were ramping up U.S. production and offering aggressive incentives to recover market share lost after the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
The laser printer sector is beginning to see some component and toner shortages as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes.
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But, it does show that wealthy investors were not put off by the growing political unrest in North Africa and the Middle East or the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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This morning, he raised his rating on the shares to Overweight from Neutral, asserting that a recent correction in the stock price following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan offers a buying opportunity.
While sales bounced back from the 51% drop seen a year earlier in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, they failed to reach the prequake level of 222, 095 posted in April 2010.
The long-term impact on the nuclear power industry is yet to be seen, but what is clear is that natural disasters like the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have profound effects on governments and on businesses, directly or indirectly.
While the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan has brought indescribable devastation and horror, it has also reminded us of the incredible ability and willingness of individuals and organizations to respond to a crisis with higher than normal levels of performance.
Even had Aflac put Gottfried through a Twitter sensitivity class, who knows whether that would have actually kicked in when he saw the comic material offered in the form of the devastation wrought by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?
We have encountered in this calendar year a number of economic headwinds that could not have been foreseen -- the tsunami -- earthquake and tsunami in Japan that disrupted global supply chains, the unrest in the Middle East, which had an impact on oil prices, and the situation in Europe.
The catastrophic earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan has produced a ripple effect on global business that reaches far beyond any seismic wave.
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Toyoda referred to the quality woes, as well as the other recent crises such as the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and the flooding in Thailand that followed.
The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan and massive flooding in Thailand whacked Japanese car production, adding to the woes created by the yen's rise in the past few years.
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Toyoda wept openly during one emotional show of support from Toyota dealers in the U.S. Then in 2011, an earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan wiped out auto suppliers and Toyota's vehicle production plunged.
An earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan early in the year rocked the nuclear community after the Fukushima Daiichi plant, operated by Tepco, suffered substantial damage to various reactors and some partial meltdowns, with radiation leakage.
In 2011, he has reported on breaking news stories, including the largest tornado outbreak in US history that moved through the Southeast, and the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan.
The Director-General was also presented with the "Appeal of Tomorrow's Kyoto Cultural Heritage Platform" by its President Mr. Koichiro Matsuura -- a Platform that was established to ensure the long-term protection of cultural heritage in the city of Kyoto following the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan in March 2011.
The aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that plagued Japan in March hindered output as supply chains faced severe disruption.
Helens to the historic earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011.
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