Reliable sources for making donations to Japan

After reading the controversial news about how the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China handled the collected fund in Taiwan, and about the news on how the Facebook handled netizens’ on-line protests against the ROC Red Cross, if you haven’t contributed and are still contemplating on making a donation to Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami, the following info that I have collected through reliable sources may help you make a decision.

I didn’t rush into making a donation for Japan, I first found reliable sources on the internet then I made my donation just recently.

Donation directly to Japan’s Red Cross Society:

On-line donation to the Japan Red Cross Society through PayPal

https://gienkin.jrc.or.jp/paypal

direct donation to the Japan Red Cross Society

http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/relief/l4/Vcms4_00002070.html

Donation directly to Japan’s prefecture / city governments:

direct donation to the Fukushima prefecture government

http://www.worldvillage.org/fia/data/donation_0316_1600.pdf

direct donation to the Iwate prefecture government

http://sv032.office.pref.iwate.jp/~bousai/taioujoukyou/gienkin_kaigai2.pdf

direct donation to the Miyagi prefecture government

http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/english/kihu-e.htm

direct donation to the Ibaraki prefecture government

http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/bukyoku/seikan/kokuko/en/data/donate.pdf

direct donation to the Sendai city government

http://www.city.sendai.jp/language/1197915_1999.html

Donation via embassies in some EU countries:

France http://www.fr.emb-japan.go.jp/actualite/2011/communique_seisme_16_3_2011.html

Germany http://www.de.emb-japan.go.jp/j_info/110317spenden.html

Greece http://www.gr.emb-japan.go.jp/portal/gr/info/prosfores.htm

UK http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/visa/Donations_earthquake160311.html

Other related source of interests:

Helpful info about donation to Japan by the Cultural News in LA, and by following its editor’s news on scheduled visit to disaster affected prefectures.