stops buying and panicking now for no reason. just makes economy worse and doesn t help anything. reporter: killian knows ridiculous. he he sells a beauty boy s trainer, a plastic sushi game and a beauty contraption that lists your nose. he believes the fear of radiation is silly but the impact on his livelihood is not. kyung lah, cnn, tokyo. want to go directly to the white house for the daily briefing to see what kind of news comes out. americans about his long term plan to protect consumers against rising oil prices and decrease oil imports as well as key components of his broader energy plan. on wednesday as you know the president will travel to philadelphia rather, to the philadelphia area to hold a town hall discussion with workers at gamesa technology corporation s wind energy turbine manufacturing facility. this facility employs approximately 300 workers and was built at a former u.s. steel industrial site.
the story. reporter: what does this toy monkey have to do with the crisis at fukushima nuclear plant? nothing. but sven killian is still standing with a geiger counter. all of his toys and gadgets at japantrendshop.com. there s a notice on his company s home page to his international customers stating the nuclear crisis has no connection to his exports. people just scared. i mean i understand. so we just want to prove to everybody and show you don t need to be scared. reporter: but many are afraid. as news reports show countries like thailand, testing japanese food exports. hong kong screening passengers from japan for radiation. the united states inspectors have picked up traces of radiation from the fukushima plant on both coasts. including milk in washington state. none have found dangerous levels of radiation but headlines add up to a fear of products dubbed made in japan. public sentiment does have a real impact on the economy, and
japan watchers say in this case, it is an impact that will be felt for some time to come. this is going to be a meas e measurable impact. some industries and some companies will not survive. reporter: he believes high-tech nameless parts that go into vehicles and popular electronics won t be impacted due to radiation fears. but given a choice between a brand dubbed made in japan versus another country, consumers will not choose japan. i think the consumer sentiment and going forward things like this once they make the decision is hard to change, at least for a generation. and this will affect buying habits. reporter: sven killian has this plea to global consumers. continue like buying stuff because this is what helps us here in japan. it doesn t help us if everybody
government troops stood their ground and forced them back. wounded fighters from the besieged town of misrata got an emotional welcome in benghazi. reporter: an incredibly emotional moment here in the opposition capitol of benghazi as a turkish hospital ship filled with 300 wounded people, all of them injured in the fighting in misrata has arrived here in benghazi s naval port. the libyan woman who told journalists she was gang raped by moammar gadhafi s forces is no longer in custody. cnn reached her by telephone. she says she is with family in tripoli. this is the first independent confirmation of her well-being since she was taken away nine days ago. protesters in yemen out in full force in four cities today keeping pressure on the country s president to resign. troops lobbed teargas at protesters in the red sea town on sunday. forces then opened fire, reportedly killing 12 people and wounding 500. [ chanting ] afghanistan rocked by a fourth day of protests against