Donation in Taiwan for the victims of Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami.

Source:Tokyo Shinbun

The Red Cross in Taiwan and Taiwanese TV stations hold a charity event during the 18^th  to support the victims of Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami happened last 11^th of March. Celebrities who represented Taiwan, President Ma Ying-jeou, Hidetoshi Nakata a former national Japanese soccer team player, and a singer Judy Ongg who is originally from Taiwan were the ones who gathered it. The total amount of the donation was more than 2 billion yen.

While this event was broadcasted live, it received donations from the viewers. The song “Believe”, which supports the victims, was created in accordance with this event.  President Ma Ying-jeou implanted his word “Believe in love, hope, futures…” in the opening of this song.

Hidetoshi Nakata, a former national Japanese soccer team player, said, “I appreciate the efforts of this event, which sends the messages of hope and cooperation to Japanese people.”

A similar event also happened during the 17^th in Taiwan and it was able to collect a donation of 300 billion yen.


Here are the links to some part of the TV program.
「相信希望Fight & Smile」主題曲 Believe 相信愛(錄音室配唱畫面 完整版)

「相信希望Fight & Smile」中田英壽(帶來SMAP的感謝信) 義賣簽名球鞋