{"id":18326,"date":"2011-03-25T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T02:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=18326"},"modified":"2011-03-25T22:00:56","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T02:00:56","slug":"wit-life-158-charity-concerts-etc-for-japans-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/03\/25\/wit-life-158-charity-concerts-etc-for-japans-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"WIT Life #158: Charity concerts, etc. for Japan’s recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

WITLife<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is a periodic series written<\/strong><\/em> by professional Writer\/Interpreter\/Translator <\/strong><\/em>Stacy Smith<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>(Kumamo<\/strong><\/em>to-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts<\/strong><\/em> her day by watching Fujisankei\u2019s newscast in Japanese, and here she shar<\/strong><\/em>es s<\/strong><\/em>ome of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Japan’s recovery efforts continue to take place, and while it is easy to feel helpless in the face of the disaster’s aftermath we can each help out in our own small way.\u00a0 I would like to highlight some upcoming events that will enable you to contribute to the cause \"\"while enjoying good food and music.<\/p>\n

First up is Dine Out for Japan Relief<\/a>, a week-long event in which the 70+ participating restaurants are donating 5% of their proceeds to Japan’s tsunami recovery and relief efforts.\u00a0 There are many familiar Manhattan Japanese favorites like Ippudo and Sakagura, as well as some stellar non-Japanese restaurants such as ABC Kitchen and Bar Basque.\u00a0 So if you are planning a meal out between now and March 30, why not feel good about supporting Japan at the same time?<\/p>\n

On the entertainment side, here are two events you won’t want to miss.\u00a0 First is Stand With Japan<\/a>, a charity concert for the earthquake and tsunami victims featuring 20 different artists.\u00a0 Tickets for this concert which will be held next Tuesday, March 29, at 8 p.m. are $40 and can be purchased here<\/a>.\u00a0 The second event is a benefit concert for Japan from pianist Taka Kigawa<\/a> next Saturday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0 Tickets can be purchased on the website or by calling 866 55 TICKETS. <\/span>Both Taka and Nozomi Terao, head of the NPO Happy Doll<\/a> sponsoring the first charity concert, are personal friends so any support you can give them as well as the cause is much appreciated!<\/p>\n

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