You might check out the current U.S. State Department travel alert for
Japan:

'Japan Travel Alert' (http://tinyurl.com/7d7altp)

I hope that helps. -- Rik


--
Rik Brown

Share your experiences in the forums, blogs, videos, and online
community at 'TRAVEL.COM' (http://www.TRAVEL.com).
Message Origin: http://www.travel.com