Donate Directly to the Japanese Red Cross Earthquake and Tsunami Fund

Feeling very helpless about Japan I found a Japanese reporter in the Telegraph's live feed and he was online so I chatted with him asking what I could do to help and he told me that the Japanese Red Cross is accepting donations directly but is having trouble getting word out about it worldwide partially because they did not have any instructions in English until yesterday. This is from the Japanese Red Cross donations page:

"We heartily appreciate your kind offer of donation. If you wish your fund to be distributed directly among the affected population of the earthquake and tsunami, please direct your fund to the following bank account. If you need the receipt of your fund, please state so clearly in the comment section of the bank transfer order. All the fund received under this account will be transferred to the Distribution Committee, which is formed around the local government of the disaster-affected prefecture and to administer the distribution of fund."

Name of Bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Name of Branch: Ginza

Account No.: 8047670 (Ordinary Account)

SWIFT Code: SMBC JP JT

Payee Name: The Japanese Red Cross Society, Donation for Japan earthquake/tsunami

Payee Address: 1-1-3 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN

If you would prefer to see this information on the Japanese Red Crosses official site then you can do so here

Alternatively, if you prefer to donate using Paypal or credit card then please feel free to donate by clicking the donate button at the top of this page or by clicking here.