Yesterday afternoon, a major 8.9 (richter scale) quake shook and washed Japan, taking a significant (and rapidly rising) death toll. The country, as you can see above, is absolutely devastated, with airports annihilated, houses razed, relatives lost, and a nuclear power plant on the fritz (keep following the news for more on that!). Watching NHK World and reading the pictorial news pieces is quite scary, and will not leave anyone indifferent to the damage incurred. As such, every single able person should donate to Japan's recovery. Help the country remember these moments as moments of strength, advent, and unity, rather than misery and weakness.

I've found, so far, two reliable sources for donations - http://www.redcross.org/ - the American Red Cross (for you north Americans) and http://www.globalgiving.org/ - for everybody. Any amount that the two sites allow will obviously help... globalgiving accepts PayPal, too, for your convenience needs.

If anyone finds any more good pictures/donation methods, CONTACT ME, I'll add them up to the OP. Show your finest side here, VGChartz.

edit: you can donate through Amazon here - http://www.amazon.com/, on the top right corner. Thanks to makingmusic!

*Dutch members can donate through the Dutch Red Cross here: http://www.rodekruis.nl/doneren/Paginas/steun-de-slachtoffers-in-japan.aspx

Thanks for posting this, I shall give

I don't usually donate, but I think I'll make an exception in this case, like I did in the case of Indonesia. And wow that third picture is absolutely f'ing crazy. THERE IS A BOAT IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN!

http://www.amazon.com/

You can pay through Amazon!  Top right corner.

When I get my next paycheck, that's what I'll be doing.

money send..

I bought a new copy of 3D Dot Game Heroes, Knights Contract and Marvel vs Capcom 3. I'm doing my best to help.

Thinking of going around raising up donations for the Japanese cause.

NO, but im college always does fundrasiers when this stuff happens, so ill go that route

Thanks dude but the thread is not up in the hot topics section. Most of the members won't get to see it. Repost it in the gaming froums, I don't think the mods mind that. Also it would be nice if the staff post the donating links in the news section.

If it doesn't gather enough attention here, I'll ask a mod to let me make it in gaming. I've asked the people I know best here to popularize it, we'll see what comes of it.

To those who donated so far, thanks for the care!