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….or so ‘they’ say (not sure who, but someone does…..). Well, In this case, perhaps there is truth to the adage.

LUSH, the Brit-based specialty soap company, is promoting charitable donations via the sale of ‘Rising Sun’ soaps ($5.95 a bar) and Charity Pot Lotion.

These are part of their designated JAPAN RELIEF COLLECTION—100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Rescue Stock Yard, the NGO Collaboration Center for Hanshin Quake Rehabilitation, Animal Peace and Peace Boat.

Yumyumcherry has popped into one of the LUSH venues in Shibuya near the massive train station previously—pretty easy to find because if you follow your nose you’ll either wind up at LUSH or Yankee Candle (enough said).

LUSH has an active commercial presence in Japan–it operates 145 shops, a factory and has 1,600 staff members in country—but after the earthquake on 11 March, the company also lost some of its own staffers and stores. Many employees have lost everything they owned in the Earthquake (dubbed ‘Hanshin’) and the ensuing tsunami which hit a mere 15 minutes after the quake subsided.

Donations will also be accepted at the above link—so many people and pets are now in need—and your generosity is genuinely appreciated.

Of course, we think this campaign by the boutique soap company is very apt as the Japanese typify a love of Onsen and Bathing!
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Want a Birkin BIRKIN? Well, this is your chance.
Jane Birkin has long participated in different charitable efforts and this crisis in Japan is no exception.

Through the courtesy of EMI—the proceeds of this will be donated to the Red Cross’ Relief Work in the devastated Earthquake/Tsunami areas of Japan.

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Our favourite ‘crossover’ (certainly better than saying ‘crossdresser’ —Eddie Izzard aside) Ken Watanabe has sponsored a dual english/japanese site that we encourage our ‘viewers’ to check out!

We are also following Yoko Ono’s cue and donating directly to the American Red Cross’ effort for Northeastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami RELIEF. We aren’t, however, playing any ‘performance’ music that she has
participated in—our nerves are frayed enough right now.

Additionally at this time, we want to provide a link for Save the Children’’s International campaign to help assist Japan’s children who are suffering due to the devastating events of March 11.

We hope that you will contribute to these very worthwhile groups who are helping on the ground–NOW–to aid and rescue the victims of these disasters even in the face of the nuclear threat which continues to grow.

Our sincerest hopes that we can all give what we can….and then a little more.

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