Relief Money in Response to the
Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture 2016
Following the Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of
Kumamoto Prefecture 2016, the Government of Japan decided to accept relief
money from foreign governments, foreign individuals, companies and Japanese
residents abroad, in the following manner:
1) Information regarding Account of the Consular Office of
Japan in Kota Kinabalu for Relief Money
Donations will be accepted until 31 March 2017
(1) The Consular Office of Japan
in Kota Kinabalu has opened the following account to
accept relief money.
(note)
The relief money received by the Consular Office of Japan in Kota Kinabalu will be sent to the account of the Government of
Japan later.
(note2)After relief money is
received by the Consular Office of Japan in Kota Kinabalu
and sent to the account of the Government of Japan, the money will be delivered
to the affected people through local governments.
【Account information】
Bank Name: Hong Leong Bank
Branch Name: Jalan Pantai Branch
Account Number: 286 000 21900
SWIFT Code: HLBBMYKL
Bank Address: No.8, Jalan Pantai, Locked Bag No.124,
88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Beneficiary Name: Consular Office
of Japan
Beneficiary Address: No18，Jalan Aru, Tanjung Aru, 88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Telephone: (60)88-254 169
(2) If you wish to obtain a receipt, please send
an email to akane.sasaki@mofa.go.jp that contains the following:
1. Subject: Request for Receipt
2. Your name
3. The amount of the relief money
4. The date when the relief money
was donated
5. The name of the bank from which the relief money was
transferred
2) Japanese Red Cross Society Account
Information (Acceptance for donations is closed)
Donations is accepted until 15 June 2016
The
Japanese Red Cross Society is also accepting relief money provided
voluntarily from overseas Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies, governments, individuals, as “Kyuen-kin(relief
funds)” (the distinction between “Kyuen-kin(relief
funds)” and “Gien-kin(donations)” is explained in the
account information section). The following is the information of the account
opened for this purpose:
【Account information】
Bank
Name: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
Branch
Name: GINZA BRANCH
Account
Number: 026-8372918
SWIFT
Code: SMBCJPJT
Bank
Address: 5-8-10, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
Beneficiary
Name: The Japanese Red Cross Society
Beneficiary
Address: 1-1-3, Shiba Daimon,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Telephone:
+81-3-3438-1311
【Attention regarding relief money
to the Japanese Red Cross Society】
a) Red Cross Society Use of Funds
For the
Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture 2016, in
principle, relief money to the Japanese Red Cross Society from abroad (outside
Japan) will be categorized as “Kyuen-kin (relief
funds)” as opposed to “Gien-kin (donations)”. Please
see the note below for the distinction between “Kyuen-kin”
and “Gien-kin”.
If you
wish to have your relief money used as “Gien-kin”
instead of “Kyuen-kin”, after your relief money are
transferred via the process above, please send an e-mail to the Japanese Red
Cross Society (donation@jrc.or.jp) that includes:
・Subject: Funds sent as “Gien-kin”
・Your name
・The amount of the relief money
・The date when the relief money
was donated
・The name of the bank from which
the relief money was transferred
Note: Definition of “Gien-kin” and “Kyuen-kin” for the
Japanese Red Cross Society
“Gien-kin”: funds send by the Japanese
Red Cross Society to affected local governments and municipalities, which are
then given to affected people.
“Kyuen-kin”: funds that will be
directly used by the Japanese Red Cross Society to perform relief and rescue
operations related to this specific earthquake disaster.
b) Requesting a Receipt
In
principle, the Japanese Red Cross Society does not automatically issue receipts
for relief money. If you wish to receive a receipt, please send an e-mail to
the Japanese Red Cross Society (donation@jrc.or.jp) that includes the following
information:
・Subject: Request for Receipt
・Your name
・The amount of the relief money
・The date when the relief money
was donated
・The name of the bank from which
the relief money was transferred
3) Relief Money Acceptance Account
by Local Governments of the Affected Area
Donations will be accepted until 30 June 2016
Local
governments of the affected area have also opened accounts to accept donations.
Please check websites of each local governments for
more information. If you wish to see the information of the account opened by
Kumamoto Prefecture, which is one of the most severely affected areas, please
check the following website.
○ Call
for 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Donations