Tōhoku region

Businesses are expanding to all corners of the global; many depend on the global supply chain to successfully produce goods that are need in our everyday lives. Some countries impacts the global supply chain that others, and Japan is a major part. Japan is well known for producing electronic part and automobile manufacturing. One of the world largest automobile makers Toyota is located in Japan. In 2011 a major underwater earthquake with a magnitude 9.0, caused a great tsunami to hit Japan. A natural

diverse geography (high peaked mountains, forests, and over 150km of coastline), Fukushima was a major food production source for Japan. In fact, Nakadori region was the fourth largest agricultural region in Japan, yielding rice, peaches, apples, pears, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Tobacco, raw silk and livestock were major exports from the region and the fishing industry boomed. Since GEFE, Fukushima has dropped from the nation’s fourth-largest rice producer to its seventh, with production reportedly