A few tidbits of good news for a change.
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As the tragic situation in Japan goes from bad to worse, Uniqlo is getting behind its home country by donating $25.6 million to the earthquake/tsunami relief fund. The Japanese retailer has donated approximately $8.6 million in clothing and $17 million in cash to the Japanese Red Cross Society. Of that amount, $12 million alone has come from Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai, who is worth $9.2 billion and is Forbes' richest man in Japan.
It seems appropriate, due to the current climate in Japan, that the clothing being offered has been sourced from Uniqlo's HeatTech line, which is created from heat-generated fabrics to retain warmth in freezing temperatures. For the survivors of this crisis, this donation will be vital in their recovery as they continue to battle extremely cold conditions without shelter.
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For those who don't know, UNIQLO is a large clothing retail chain based here in Japan.
Also just saw on the news a few large trucks arriving at a couple of shelters full of water and blankets which were donated by IKEA. The boxes of blankets had friendly messages written on them from the employees who packaged and sent them, some in English some in Swedish(looked like Swedish but I'm not 100% sure).
Just like to give a big kudos to Mr. Yanai of UNIQLO for his huge donation, IKEA, and anyone who has donated something big or small.