No doubt you have been shocked and moved by the images and footage emerging from Japan showing the full extent of the damage caused by the 9.0-magnitude Great Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami.
Despite being an economically developed country, Japan and foreign rescue teams are in desperate need of monetary assistance in order to carry out their relief operations and supporting those who have had to be re-housed in temporary accommodation.
If you feel compelled to donate some money to help provide support to those whose lives have been affected by the disaster, there are several easy ways to donate aside from the Japanese Red Cross website (which is understandably intermittently down), all of which take no commission, sending 100% of the donation to the charity.
日本人はここにクリクしてください。（日本語で募金できるサイト）
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Use Google Checkout to donate money directly to the Japanese Red Cross. All major debit and credit cards accepted.
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Donate online (credit card) or through a postal form to the British Red Cross who are working with the Japanese Red Cross to provide on-the-ground relief.
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Donate online (credit card or PayPal), or through a postal form to the Canadian Red Cross who are working with the Japanese Red Cross to provide on-the-ground relief.
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Donate online (credit card or PayPal), or through a postal form to the Australian Red Cross who are working with the Japanese Red Cross to provide on-the-ground relief.
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Donate directly to the Hong Kong Red Cross who are working with the Japanese Red Cross to provide on-the-ground relief.
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PayPal covers all processing costs—100% of your donation reaches the charity. All major debit and credit cards accepted.
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If you are based in the US, you can use Amazon Payments to donate to the American Red Cross. All major debit and credit cards accepted.
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If you are based in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia, you can also donate through Groupon. All major debit and credit cards accepted.
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If you have an iTunes Account, and are based in the US, you can use this link to open iTunes and conveniently donate with one click.
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We are deeply saddened by this tragic event, and in order to help those hit by this disaster, we are donating 50% of revenues during the next two weeks to local earthquake relief efforts. If you don’t have a premium account yet, this is a chance to upgrade and help reconstruction of Japan at the same time.
We sincerely hope that you opt to help those in Japan who are in desperate need of aid with whatever you can, and our thoughts are with those who whose lives have taken a turn for the worst in the past few days and wish them all the best for the future.
