The Pro Tour and Magic have been a part of our lives for more than 11 years. Our journey took us to Japan several times and our love for the country grew stronger every year. The tragic chain of events that followed the earthquake on March 11th is likely to keep us from stepping on Japanese ground safely anytime soon.
We feel for the people that suffered and are still suffering the consequences of such a disaster. On the day we are writing these lines (4th of April), the power plant in Fukushima is still leaking and the Japanese authorities are unable to give details about the risk of a journey to Japan. The power plant issues aren’t anywhere close to being fixed and the damage done to the environment, which doesn’t only mean around the power plant, but over the whole country is highly worrying.
We believe that going to play a Pro Tour in a country that is going through the most serious environmental crisis of its history, where the risks are potentially life-threatening is not worth it.
We have created this group to discuss the actual situation and ask WotC to either cancel or relocate the Pro Tour. The Pro Tour means a lot to us, and if the PT actually takes place in Nagoya Japan on the scheduled date (10-12th of June), we won’t be attending and I’m sure a lot of players are considering the same thing.
If you have suggestions, details about the situation in Japan, or a word to share with our Japanese friends over there, please feel free to share your thoughts.
Olivier Ruel, Antoine Ruel and Rapha?l L?vy
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