Economic fallout from this can cause huge problems for Japan and can/will affect their lives.  This is a big concern.

Dude, it's a forum.  People say stuff.  Nothing personal.  Chill.  Don't ruin your own thread.

I think the context of "lives" is in regards to immediate health and saving of such as an evacuation when meltdown occurs or the radiation levels in the immediate areas.

Huh I just created a similiar thread, though I was addressing hardware and software costs directly not talking about all the companies themselves. Though it is fairly similiar, sorry if it appears I'm trying to (Cannabolize/Steal) your thread. I wonder how much of Nintendo's production is done in Japan? I know they too have some factories in Japan though alot of their hardware in manufactured in China.

According to Tech Analyst Marc Saltzman flash drives, hard drives, flash cards and other things like touch screens are all manufactured in Japan. I wonder how this disaster will harm Apple or Microsoft.

This whole nuclear issue is no way near as dangerous as the media are having us believe. If a 'meltdown' did occur, the reactor fuel would be collected in containment areas under the reactors. It certainly won't affect any of the general public. This explains things a little better than most news reports have been doing.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/fukushiima_analysis/

EDIT: The main problem at the minute seems to be with the spent fuel ponds, hopefully they can bring this under control by airdropping water in to cool it down.

hopefully they can get on there feet and recover but hopefully this doesn't cause major price risies from Retailers who are going to price gouge the situation desipte all profits from increase products go to them not the damaged companies in japan. Or get an situation like the middle east with oil prices rising despite Saudi Arabia the biggest supplier of Oil not having major problems nor are countries like Qtar having problems exporting its natural reserves.

Nuclear crisis is bad but not what the media hypes it up to be. Japan has had worst when it came to nuclear crisis like when the US nuked one of there cities back when they didn't have the technologes to help people recover, and its not at Chemboyl levels. 

Honestly, I don't think the meltdown is as bad as the media says as well.  I'm just thanking a poster for reinforcing what's most important.

Exactly, but even the Japanese seem to be panicking about it, if conditions in Tokyo are any indication. We've been seeing "total meltdown imminent" from the media since day one, though mostly what we have been seeing is a situation that's been steadily improving as far as getting situations at the reactors stabilized