A look at how the disasters will affect the crippled Asian nation—and the world

• The Japan Earthquake: The Cataclysm This Time

  Japan has faced adversity before. This is different. But even amid radiation and rubble, the nation's not hopeless

• Facing Up to Nuclear Risk

  Nuclear accidents like Japan's Fukushima crisis are scary. So is a future without nuclear power

• Now, a Weak Link in the Global Supply Chain

  Setbacks to Japan's industries could disrupt the flow of components to tech and auto companies in the U.S. as well as in other countries

• Japan's Role in the Global Supply Chain (.pdf)

  Japan's companies dominate the market for many materials needed to make chips of all sorts. A look at its role in producing chips for customers

• American Companies Are Exposed, Too

  Nearly three dozen U.S. corporations derive at least 15 percent of their sales from the Japanese market

• Japan's Massive Reconstruction Tab

  With government debt already twice GDP, a recovery plan may cost another 16 trillion yen

• Searching for Clues Along the Ring of Fire

  Japan's earthquake is likely to generate aftershocks for years

• Naoto Kan: Big Test for an Unpopular Premier

  Japan's Prime Minister surprises his critics as he dispatches troops, works with the opposition, and comes across as a leader

• Vignettes in the Maelstrom

  Millions of people in Japan and around the world reacted with horror and disbelief. Three responses that caught our eye

• Charlie Rose Talks With Jim Rogers

  Duke Energy's CEO discusses how Japan's nuclear crisis will affect the energy industry—and why a lack of new American plants threatens the U.S.'s future

• Video: Geithner on Japan's Quake

  U.S. Treasury Secretary and other market experts comment on the potential economic implications of Japan's earthquake, ensuing tsunami and nuclear disaster for Japan and the world

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