Once a hallmark of Japanese consumer culture, convenience stores are the latest casualty of the worldwide recession.
Residents on west coast of Japan gather news from TV and ponder how to help.
Government officials have come under fire for not acting quickly enough to transport goods to towns ravaged by the earthquake and tsunami six days ago.
Prompted by radiation fears and power outages, many head south.
Public criticism is rare, but that isn't stopping people from protesting the government's handling of the nuclear crisis.
It may be a pile of debris, but for many evacuees it's still their hometown.
