How the Crisis in Japan Might Affect Designers and the Retail Supply Chain

How the Japanearthquake and its aftermath are affecting the global supply chain for companies like Sony and Apple has made front page headlines,but designers based in Japan,who also produce their goods there,and textile manufacturers based in the region are bound to be affected too. While Japan certainly doesn’t come close to matching China or India when it comes to producing fabric and apparel,there will certainly be those who are impacted as factories remain shut from damages,the transportation system continues to be crippled,and many continue to migrate away from