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Information about the
Earthquake and Tsunami in
Japan
April 5, 2012
Messages from Tohoku One
Year Later
JASDFW member Tim Jones of
Gainesville asked people in
Tohoku what they would like
people in North Texas to
know one year after the
March 11 disaster.
See messages in both
English and Japanese.
English translation by
Atsuko McCulley.
March 29, 2012
JASDFW has donated an
additional US$85,500 to
Lions Club International
Foundation (LCIF) to aid
ongoing recovery efforts in
Sendai.
This is in addition to an
initial gift of US$100,000
from JASDFW to LCIF in June
2011.
The combined total of
US$185,500 will support
reconstruction of the Mori
no Sato nursing home in
Sendai following extensive
tsunami damage. This
donation represents generous
contributions from hundreds
of individuals and
organizations in the DFW
Metroplex.
Read More
March 12, 2012
Letters from Sendai,
the radio program produced
by KERA in cooperation with
JASDFW, won the Texas
Associated Press Award for
Special Series.
Read more here.
Dec
12, 2011
The Sendai Relief Fund has
collected over $184,000.
Nov
23, 2011
On October 28, 2012,
Mayor Emiko Okuyama of
Sendai sent a letter to
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings
expressing her gratitude for
the warm support of the
people of Dallas and the
disaster relief efforts of
the Japan-America Society of
Dallas/Fort Worth. The
letter was hand-delivered by
Consul General Jota Yamamoto
during his recent visit to
Dallas.
Read the letter.
Nov
23, 2011
The
Communities Foundation of
Texas featured JASDFW
with a two-page spread in
its 2011 Annual Report,
highlighting our use of
DonorBridge to
facilitate immediate
donations to the Sendai
Relief Fund. DonorBridge is
a comprehensive, free
resource for connecting more
than 700 nonprofit
organizations in North Texas
with potential donors.
View the article on page 10.
Aug
8, 2011
Click
here to read a letter
from the City of Sendai.
Click here to watch a
video from Sendai, featuring
messages and scenery from
the city.
Jul, 2011
During the
month of July, 2011, a short
weekly radio program
featuring letters from
Sendai was broadcast on KERA
90.1FM. To read more details
about the project,
click here. Click here
to go to KERA website and
read the letters.
Jun 7,
2011
JASDFW has
announced a
$100,000 donation to Lions
Club International
Foundation for the City of
Sendai.
Dallas is featured in the
website of the City of
Sendai. Check it out
by clicking
here for English or
here for Japanese.
SENDAI Relief Fund
The
Japan America Society of
Dallas Fort Worth launched an emergency relief
fund back on March 14, only
three days after the
mega-earthquake hit Sendai.
The fund will be used to
aid recovery
efforts in Sendai, Japan,
one of the cities hardest
hit by the disaster. Money
raised through the JASDFW
fund will be sent to
organizations involved
directly with relief efforts
in Sendai. All contributions
are tax-deductible.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE:
You can still contribute to
the Sendai Relief Fund.
To contribute, you
may mail your check
to:
Japan-America of Dallas
/Fort Worth
11615 Forest Central Drive,
Suite 26
Dallas, Texas 75243
Please make checks payable
to the Japan-America Society
of Dallas/Fort Worth, and be
sure to write Sendai
Relief Fund in the memo
field.
You may also
donate online
through DonorBridge
(external link).
Please note that donations
made by credit card are
subject to a processing fee
of 2.95% of the total amount
of the gift. The
entire processing fee goes
to the credit processing
company.
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HELPFUL LINKS
The following links are
helpful for those wanting to
be informed about Japan. We will
update this list as new
sources are found.
News Program from Japan
Real-time broadcast airing
information from around
Japan. In English.
Watch NHK
Real-time broadcast of
Japanese news program. In
Japanese.
The Japan Times Online
English online newspaper
with real-time news of
Japan. In English.
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