Great East Japan Earthquake (Donations and Offers of Assistance)

May 23, 2017
Consulate-General of Japan in Perth

The Consulate-General of Japan in Perth would like to express its utmost gratitude for the many warm messages of condolence and offers of assistance in various forms from the public following the Great East Japan Earthquake. The Japanese government, along with local residents and residents nationwide, is striving to restore the region as quickly as possible.

Donations

Donations are being accepted as follows by the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth and the Japanese Red Cross Society. The Consulate-General is accepting cash donations at reception (U22/Level 2, 111 Colin Street, West Perth).

Donations via the accounts below or reception at the Consulate-General are being accepted until March 30, 2018.

Note: The Consulate-General of Japan in Perth is not registered as a charitable organisation in Australia. Thus donations made to the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth are not tax-deductible in Australia and receipts can not be issued.

■ Donating to the Japanese Red Cross directly:
(Donations to this account are forwarded by the Japanese Red Cross Society to local government bodies in affected areas who forward them to victims and others affected.)
Name of Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Branch Name: Ginza
Account No.: 8047670 (Ordinary Account)
SWIFT Code: SMBC JP JT
Payee Name: The Japanese Red Cross Society
Payee Address: 1-1-3 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN

The Consulate-General of Japan in Perth had listed an account on this page for donations to support the Japanese Red Cross Society's rescue and recovery efforts, but the Society has since conveyed that thanks to the high level of support, sufficient funds for their operations have been collected, and thus we have removed details of that account.

Japanese Red Cross Society: http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/index.html