Well I'm not going until 2013 soo hopefully by then it should be all cleared out I have a friend up there now I probably should ask him about it, he hasnt mentioned it so it must not be affecting where he's living.
Good luck with that. Probably should wait to go to Japan until after the nuclear reactores have been dealt with or at least stay far far away from them.
You may want to ask to see the part where the problem occurred so you know it really needed to be replace or that the work was actually done. Like when you get your brakes checked/replaced. Hope it doesn't cost too much.
oh thanks for the tips My dad and I tried everything to try an fix it even taking the whole frame around the driverside off (following a guide of course) and it still wouldnt turn on so we just had it towed to shop to get it fixed