Information and links l Charity and Solidarity Events l Donations l Memorial Events l Stories of People

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Latest Information on the Earthquake and the Nuclear Power Plant:

Summary from Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Great East Japan Earthquake
Current situation and Government of Japan's response	Prime Minister's Office
Press Briefing	Foreign Press Center Japan
On the Nuclear Power Plant	Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
On the earthquake and Tsunami	Japan Meteorological Agency Information on safety in relation to radioactivity level

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Memorial Events
Issuance of Commemorative Coins for the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Project and the Contest of their Design

Call for Entries to the Coin Design Contest (pdf file)

FAQ


Stories of People

High School Cultural Festival in Fukushima: A Message from Fukushima

Handwritten Newspapers published by Ishinomaki Hibi Shimbun

MONKEY MAJIK – a disaster-affected band demonstrating "Vibrant Japan"

"Thank you from Japan" (Special TV program about this story was broadcast by NHK World on 3rd and 4th February 2012)

Disaster Management Education in Kamaishi

Iwaki Spa Resort Hawaiians – Hula Girls from Fukushima cheering up Japan

Sake brewery "Otokoyama Honten" in Kesennuma City, Miyagi – Symbol of Reconstruction

Charity and Solidarity Events held in Israel
Thursday. June 16, 2011 20:00 pm
Ramat Gan Municipality and the Y.Nahari Far Eastern Museum
Gallery Talk and performance in the frame of the exibition of Nobuya Yamaguchi dealing with the power of fire.
ticket cost+ a glass of wine (NIS 30) will be donated to the victims of the disaster in Japan.

Tue~Thu, May 17~19 18:00 to 23:00
Ceramics Fair on behalf of the Ceramics Artists Association of Israel.
In Ra'anana Park. Demonstrations of Calligraphy, Origami, Butoh Dance, Aikido, and Koto playing.

SHODO School of Caligraphy
A special booth, selling written blessings in Japanese. All income will be donated to Japan.
Also, there will be a box of donation for direct donations.
All money collected will be transferred directly to the Embassy of Japan in Israel

Friday, April 15, 2011 13:00~15:00
Yoga lesson, solidarity and charity for the disaster in Japan In cooperation with the Israel Japan Friendship Society.
with: Yana Odnopozov and Alon Shmilevich. For detail (in Hebrew): El-Hayoga  Tel Aviv Port | Tel. 03-5444881

Mon. March 28, 2011 19:30
Wilfrid Israel, Museum Kibbutz Hazorea. Mon. March 28, 2011 20:00
Israel Museum Jerusalem, Eretz israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Tikotin Museum, Haifa, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Wed. March 30, 2011 10:00 am
Rosh Ha'ayin Solidarity with Japan

Wed. March 30, 2011 19:30 pm
Weil Center, Kfar Shmaryahu Tue. April 5, 2011 20:30 pm
Ohad Naharin and BatSheva Dance Group: Gaga Event Thank you for initiating, realizing and participating in all events.

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Donations The Embassy of Japan in Israel would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the people who wished to express their sympathy
towards the Japanese people following the recent Earthquake that befell upon Japan on March 11th, 2011.

The Government of Japan, in cooperation with the local residents and all the Japanese people, will do its best for the immediate recovery and revival of the area.

We wish to express our deep gratitude to all the people who kindly turned to us wishing to help those suffering from this disaster.

We would like to kindly request all the people who desire to make a donation to transfer it through the Japanese Red Cross Society, according to the procedure described in the official site of the Japanese Red Cross. click here to learn the current disbursement status

In addition, the Embassy of Japan in Israel has opened a bank account intended for the donation. The donated money will be transferred to those suffering from the disaster through the Japanese Red Cross.

Due to the logistic difficulties involved in delivery to and in Japan, we kindly ask you to refrain from donating goods; such as food supplies, medicine, and other material items. We appreciate for your understanding. The information for the bank account in NIS and US dollars which the Embassy has opened is as follows: Payee Name:
Embassy of Japan - D
Name of Bank: First International Bank of Israel(Bank No.031)
Name of Branch: Kikar Hamedina Branch (Branch No.093)
Account No.: 142-161039

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