RIAJ contributes 3 million yen to relief effort
On March 24, The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced their donation of 3 million yen (~$37,000) to the relief efforts.
The association has long been active in philanthropy, holding a charity event in 1995 to benefit the victims of the Kobe earthquake, and in 2008 donating 1 million dollars to the victims of the earthquake in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures. Regarding the current disaster, they commented, “We know that in the areas most damaged by the disaster people are feeling anxious and uncertain. We sincerely pray for the health of the victims and for the areas to be reconstructed as soon as possible.”
source
: TOKYOHIVE Fuji TV donates more than 12 million USD to the Japanese Red Cross
Today, the president of the Fuji Network System (FNS), Toyoda Kou, handed over the money the network was able to gather through their “Fuji Network Foundation” to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
The network that consists of Fuji TV and 27 other companies established the foundation on March 13th, and since then they have been able to gather more than 1 billion Yen (12.3 million USD).
He commented, “Including the 100 million Yen from the 28 companies of FNS, we have actually surpassed 1 billion with our foundation. I hope this money will be helpful for all those people who need it to rebuild their homes.”
On the 21st, the network also started a campaign called “Hitotsu ni Narou Nihon” where people are able to directly donate to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
source:
TOKYOHIVE