Fundraising efforts in Japantown San Jose for Japan Earthquake Relief
  It's going to be a long haul. Clean-up is ongoing. Imagine trying to clean your garage X 1,000.
 And that's just one  block of one city that was affected.
  Archive of some of the events held in Japantown or with Japantown SJ friends

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  • Shingo Hirano & Freefall
    In Berkeley
         Sunday February 26, 4:30 pm
    ($15/$12)

    Two rising star groups from Japan make their Jazzschool debuts in this benefit for the victims of the 2011 Japanese earthquake.

  • A recent soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, blues/rock guitarist Shingo Hirano has received international acclaim. He performs with his quintet featuring former Bay Area resident Scott Latham on drums. Scott has been working professionally in the Tokyo scene for nearly 30 years and has worked with many Japanese artists and visiting foreign artists, including Ron Carter, Terumasa Hino, T-Square, Wallace Roney, Dave Matthews, Jack McDuff and Chaka Kahn. The evening begins with an opening set from Free Fall, a jazz/fusion guitar trio from Tokyo.
    http://www.jazzschool.org/concerts/winter12/shingo.html
     
  • Music at the Mission: Chamber Music Outside the Box
     near Ohlone College in the South Bay
    March 10, 2012
    A benefit concert for the children of Tohoku, Japan
    Featuring Somei Yoshino Taiko Ensemble, Music at the Mission Chamber Players, Artist Kathy Fuiji-Oka
    http://www.musicatmsj.org/oneyearafter/
    For more information contact:
    info@design2marketinc.com
  • Run for Japan USA
    In Mountain View
    Second annual charitable event for Japan recovery efforts started by Tomoko Iwata.
    3.5K Fun Walk/5K Fun Run
    March 11, 2011 Sunday. Starts at 8:30am Visit website to register.
     

  • Zumba Party for Japan
     In Japantown San Jose
    March 17, 2012 7pm-9pm at the Gymnasium of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin
    Ticket Prices: $20 cash or online pre-sale $30 limited premium tickets. $30 cash at the door.
    Special Guest Instructor Nathan Blake!
    Local Zumba Instructors and VivAsia Instructors join together for ongoing Japan Relief fundraising on the 1st memorial anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami.
    Sponsors: Noriko Takeda-Rovner (Zumba & VivAsia Instructor), San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, Japantown Business Association, Kree-Ayt {cre.ate} CalPrinting, Damon Williams
    Facebook: "Zumba Party for Japan" Event
    Tickets online: (fees apply) www.LiveSV.com
    Email: kathy@japantownsanjose.org
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  • Japantown Community Congress of San Jose (JCCsj)
    IF you would like a receipt for non-profit or workplace matching programs please indicate this in a note.
    The JCCsj writes the donations d    irectly to the Consulate of Japan San Francisco (100% sent to the Japanese Red Cross)
    Japantown Community Congress of San Jose (JCCsj)     will continue to accept checks and cash realizing the recovery is a long process.
          Payable: JCCsj
          Memo line: 'Tsunami/Earthquake Relief' in the memo line.
          Mail to: JCCsj c/o Yu-Ai Kai, 588 N. 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
          Checks or Cash only. Donations by check are tax-deductible non-profit 501c(3) Tax ID 04-3779294
    ( As we realize this will be a long recovery period for Japan, we will continue accepting checks. Please mail to the address above.)
     
  • San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin will be collecting funds to send to Japan.
    Call (408) 293-9293 and talk to office staff.
          or you can send a check made payable to 'San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin'
          and in the memo line write: Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
          and send to: San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, Japan Earthquake Relief, 640 N. 5th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
     
  • The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) also has a Japanese relief fund.  This money is for relief, not evangelism. 100% of funds go to relief because administrative costs are paid directly by United Methodist churches; even though the JCCsj will not reduce donations by administrative costs, it is not clear if the Japanese Red Cross has its own administrative costs.
    UMCOR Japanese response overview
    UMCOR Japanese response project page
    online donation site
     
  • Peace Winds Japan on the ground in Japan. Their year end report 2011 is posted
     
  • Pay Pal! - donate now for Japan Relief
    Everybody uses PayPal! And they've made it easy for you to donate to the charity of your choice
     
  • Japan Platform: JPF is an international emergency humanitarian aid organization made up of a consortium of 32 Japanese NGOs, the business community, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
    http://www.japanplatform.org/E/index.html
     
  • Music for Relief (members of Linkin Park)
     
  • Yoshiki Foundation America: the biggest rock star in Japan started this to help with Japan relief efforts. He's also donated pianos & musical instruments to schools affected by Kobe and Sichuan earthquakes.
    He visited FanimeCon 2011! (in Japan, there's a VISA card with his photo on it and a 'Hello Kitty' that is modeled after him)
     

  • San Jose Taiko is encouraging those interested to give through Networkforgood.org

Donate Directly to Japanese Red Cross
through the Consulate of Japan San Francisco 

  • If you wish to make donations to the Tohoku Area through the Consulate of Japan, San Francisco Earthquake Relief efforts locally, send a personal check (no cash is being accepted) NOT Tax Deductible at this time.
     Payable to: Consulate General of Japan (Attention " Japan Earthquake Relief Fund")
    Send to: Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
     50 Fremont St., Suite 2300 , San Francisco , CA 94105
    At this time donations are not tax-deductible.

    100% of your donation will be sent to the Japanese Red Cross ensuring the donation remains in Japan to help with Earthquake/Tsunami Relief efforts

or:


Clothing donations
 Socks for Japan
 

Yes! Socks! A number of people have been asking about sending goods, clothing, etc. Right now, because of lack of gasoline, broken roads and radiation levels, the only efforts are individual. Here's one of them!

SOCKS for JAPAN! (new socks only, include a care letter...)
There are photos and explanation so you know what they are doing. Sign up for their newsletter which will let you know what else they are planning to do.
http://jasonkelly.com/helpjapan/

 Donations to help Animals in Japan
  •  With the death, disappearance or evacuation of their owners, often pets and other animals (farm animals, wild animals) are in dire need also. Here are a couple organizations that are helping in the relief effort.
    1)  Japan Earthquake and Animal Rescue and Support
    2)  ArkBark (Tokyo, Osaka) (Run by a British woman. They've had experience with the Kobe Earthquake)-scroll down to find their latest postings.

 

NEWS

  
For updated information on Japan from Japan in English  NHK World News  OR JapanToday.com

Fox Racers help Japan!
Fox is a local clothing company headquartered in Morgan Hill, just south of San Jose with well known racing teams. Check out this link to see what they wore last during last weekend's races to raise awareness of the work being done .. 'to Live in Hope'