Relief Money in Response to the Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture 2016
Following the Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture 2016, the Government of Japan decided to accept relief money from foreign governments, foreign individuals, companies and Japanese residents abroad, in the following manner:
1 Information regarding Account of the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan for Relief Money
The Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan will accept the donations
-to the Government of Japan: until March 31, 2017.
-to the Japanese Red Cross Society: until June 30, 2016.
(1) The Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan has opened the following account to accept relief money.
(note) The relief money received by the Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan will be sent to the account of the Government of Japan later. If you wish to send your donations to the Japanese Red Cross Society, please contact the Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan. The donations sent from the Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan to the Japanese Red Cross Society will be used as “Gien-kin(donations)” (please see 2(1) below for more details).
(note2) After relief money is received by the Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan and sent to the account of the Government of Japan or to the Japanese Red Cross Society, the money will be delivered to the affected people through local governments.
| Bank Name | RBS (Kazakhstan) |
| Account Number | [USD] KZ89922USD0002249340 |
| [KZT] KZ77922KZT0002249340 | |
| SWIFT Code | ABNAKZKX |
| Bank Address | 45, Khazhymukan street, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Beneficiary Name | Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Beneficiary Address | 62, Kosmonavtov street, Astana, Kazakhstan |
| Telephone | +7-7172-97-78-40 |
(2) If you wish to obtain a receipt, please send an email to the Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan (info@aq.mofa.go.jp) that contains the following:
- Subject: Request for Receipt
- Your name
- The amount of the relief money
- The date when the relief money was donated
- The name of the bank from which the relief money was transferred
2 Japanese Red Cross Society Account Information
This account closed on June 15.
The Japanese Red Cross Society is also accepting relief money provided voluntarily from overseas Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, governments, individuals, as “Kyuen-kin(relief funds)” (the distinction between “Kyuen-kin(relief funds)” and “Gien-kin(donations)” is explained in the account information section). The following is the information of the account opened for this purpose:
| Bank Name | SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION |
| Branch Name | GINZA BRANCH |
| Account Number | 026-8372918 |
| SWIFT Code | SMBCJPJT |
| Bank Address | 5-8-10, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN |
| Beneficiary Name | The Japanese Red Cross Society |
| Beneficiary Address | 1-1-3, Shiba Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Telephone | +81-3-3438-1311 |
【Attention regarding relief money to the Japanese Red Cross Society】
(1) Red Cross Society Use of Funds
For the Earthquake Centered in the Kumamoto Region of Kumamoto Prefecture 2016, in principle, relief money to the Japanese Red Cross Society from abroad (outside Japan) will be categorized as “Kyuen-kin (relief funds)” as opposed to “Gien-kin (donations)”. Please see the note below for the distinction between “Kyuen-kin” and “Gien-kin”.
If you wish to have your relief money used as “Gien-kin” instead of “Kyuen-kin”, after your relief money are transferred via the process above, please send an e-mail to the Japanese Red Cross Society (donation@jrc.or.jp) that includes:
- Subject: Funds sent as “Gien-kin”
- Your name
- The amount of the relief money
- The date when the relief money was donated
- The name of the bank from which the relief money was transferred
Note: Definition of “Gien-kin” and “Kyuen-kin” for the Japanese Red Cross Society
- “Gien-kin”: funds send by the Japanese Red Cross Society to affected local governments and municipalities, which are then given to affected people.
- “Kyuen-kin”: funds that will be directly used by the Japanese Red Cross Society to perform relief and rescue operations related to this specific earthquake disaster.
(2) Requesting a Receipt
In principle, the Japanese Red Cross Society does not automatically issue receipts for relief money. If you wish to receive a receipt, please send an e-mail to the Japanese Red Cross Society (donation@jrc.or.jp) that includes the following information:
- Subject: Request for Receipt
- Your name
- The amount of the relief money
- The date when the relief money was donated
- The name of the bank from which the relief money was transferred
3 Relief Money Acceptance Account by Local Governments of the Affected Area
Local governments of the affected area have also opened accounts to accept donations. Please check websites of each local governments for more information. If you wish to see the information of the account opened by Kumamoto Prefecture, which is one of the most severely affected areas, please check the following website.