Nikkei is Crashing

After the morning trading session, the masses were scrambling to sell off their holdings and lock in what, if any, gains they had from last week. Right now, the Nikkei is down over 417 points. That's a big ouch! I wonder how the markets in the US will react to Tokyo's meltdown? Whatever happens, it can't be any worse, or can it? I dread looking at my next statement from my broker. Perhaps, it is time I start selling stuff on eBay, Bidders, Rakuten, Yahoo and at the street corner so I can raise some money to buy food. Do they offer food stamps here in Tokyo?