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Relief Funds for March 11 Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan

The following are locations where people around the world can donate money to assist relief efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake (Tōhoku Chihō Taiheiyō-oki Jishin) and subsequent tsunami waves.

• American Red Cross (Funds can also be donated US$10 at a time by texting "REDCROSS" and sending it to the number 90999)
• Australian Red Cross
• British Red Cross
• Canadian Red Cross
• Japanese Red Cross (site down at press time)
• American Cosplay Paradise
• Ayu Sakata
• Global Giving
• Numana
• The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Lady GaGa
• Mercy Corps
• Micah Solusod
• International Medical Corps
• The Mayor's Fund of New York City (e-mail (fund at cityhall.nyc.gov); via NY1)
• Save the Children
• Salvation Army (Funds can also be donated US$10 at a time by texting "Japan" and sending it to the number 80888)
• Shelter Box (UK)
• World Vision (UK)

ANN is not affiliated with any of the above organizations.

Update: The media-distribution site Crunchyroll announces that it will match contributions.

Update 2: Cosplay community website American Cosplay Paradise, writer Ayu Sakata, Funimation voice actor and artist Micah Solusod, and American pop music artist Lady GaGa all offer to accept donations. [Via KeepAnimeAlive.com]