One of the most appealing narratives at this moment in global as well as local perspective would be the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Among those who were not severely affected by the disaster, charity and donation is one of the appealing news since many people seek to find the way that they can help out victims of the disaster.
“節電(Setsuden, meaning “power saving” ) is one of the keyword that get attention of locals in Japan in terms of charity, though it is not the charity that people used to think of. [1]Since atomic power plants in Fukushima, the major source of electricity in Tokyo area, are not functioning anymore, people are trying to save electricity as much as possible. Local news tells people tips on saving electricity. A website called 節電広告(power saving advertisements) where amateur graphic designers post “posters” promoting power saving gets attention of local media as well. [2]
Traditional type charity also gets a lot of attention of both global and local media. At this moment, Sankei news says that the biggest issue on this type of charity is the fact that Japan Red Cross could not provide the donations to local government yet. [3]Since tsunami hit broad area in the north part of Japan, it is difficult to identify how bad each town is damaged. Also, at some towns local government office was washed out and thus some local governments do not function at all.
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[1]節電ポスターを貼って、みんなで節電！(Put Setsuden Poster and Save Power!). Net Venture News. 30 March 2011. <http://www.netventure-news.com/news_IpDXRClVw.html>. 1 April 2011. Web.
[2] The actual website address : http://pstr.jp/site/index
[3] 善意が届かない 義援金１０００億円超: 配分のめど立たず、いつ被災者の元へ？ (When is All Donation Sent to Victims?). Msn Sankei News. 5 April 2011. <http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110405/dst11040521000058-n3.htm>. 5 April 2011. Web.
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