BREAKING NEWS - 2011 TOKYO ANIME FAIR HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

Big breaking news out of Japan from Anime News Network

The official website of the Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2011 event confirmed on Wednesday that the event has been cancelled in the wake of the March 11 earthquake (Tōhoku Chihō Taiheiyō-oki Jishin) and tsunami. According to the announcement, the event's executive committee decided to cancel in consideration of the safety of the participants and attendees with uncertain power supplies and traffic accessibility. The event's staff apologized for the inconvenience caused by the decision. 

For those who have made travel plans to Tokyo for the TAF:

The Los Angeles Times newspaper reports that many airlines are offering refunds or waived ticket change fees for those whose travel plans have already been disrupted by the earthquake, or those who planned to travel through March 18. 

With unstable power supplies, a nuclear emergency, frequent aftershocks and tens of thousands of people missing  the TAF organizers have made the right call.