A JCIE survey of nearly 1,000 nonprofits, businesses, and philanthropic foundations reveals that, in the 1 ½ years since Japan’s Tohoku region was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, Americans have donated at least $665.8 million (¥53.3 billion) for relief and recovery efforts. This outpouring of … Read more
This January, the people of Tohoku will hold their first New Year’s celebration since the disaster. In Japan, the first New Year’s holiday after a tragedy is never celebrated out of respect for those who have passed, so there were no celebrations at the start … Read more
One of the organizations that JCIE supported during the relief phase of its funding efforts was NICCO, an NGO that continues to be active in the regional recovery efforts as well. In a recent report, NICCO described its psychosocial care program in Miyagi Prefecture. In the … Read more