let's bring in brian fowler. ng on and happening in the real estate market right now that is causing these concerns? brian: first of all, it is important to point out that this is a pocket of the real estate market, the prime real estate market in tokyo, a very different situation for the rest of japan. in this prime market, what we are seeing is the returns for that real estate exceed those on and almostrk 10 year a decade, so what is happening is investors are piling in two the real estate in this area. in ginza, private prices are atn all-time high. becauses are piling in it is the only game in town. rishaad: ok. is it a bubble? that is what everybody wants to know. brian: it is looking a little , and there is the possibility that if it keeps going like it has been going that we could see a real pop if negative interest rates get pushed back. however, if you think the boj is going to stay on course for further easing and months ahead, possibly lowering interest rates further, which is the consensus among most e

brian at more from fowler in tokyo. fowler in tokyo. they wille saying have to extend closures.26 lines throughout the country as they are awaiting supplies. sony, it is unclear when it will be back on line. sony produces imaging devices used in the iphone. honda motor has shut down production of motorcycles, and nissan has topped production at a plant because of lack of supplies. the market reaction today was immediate and dramatic. cement jump to a 6% gain on expectations the country will rebuild. at the same time, insurance toyotaes hit hard, sony, , both down between 5% and 6%. the impact ong toyota could be ¥30 billion in terms of quarterly profits. be lossesthere will going forward. it is unclear when some of these aftershocks will stop. as long as the earth is shaking, it will be hard for these companies to return to production in that area. and no doubt these aftershocks could cause more damage. how big is this impact likely to be? first of all, i would point out that many of these aftershocks are occurring at a impact depth, making the and force that much greater, so th

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