Thursday, March 3, 2011

In Japan, donors argue masked

Tokyo Correspondence - An outpouring of generosity on a scale unprecedented in Japan reveals the difficulties of taking care of child victims of family tragedies. Since December 25, 2010, anonymous donors multiply the gifts to 563 centers serving nearly 30,000 Japanese children orphaned, abandoned or victims of family abuse.

In late January, more than 1000 donations had been registered. The first arrived on Christmas morning in aid center in the prefecture of Gunma: Ten randoseru ("binders"), along with a note signed "Naoto Date". This is not the name of the generous donor, but the hero of a popular manga of the late 1960: Tiger Mask.

The work of Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji recounts the adventures of Naoto Date, a famous wrestler who fights his face hidden behind a mask of a tiger. Himself without family, he multiplies donations to orphanages. Tiger Mask continues to be emulated even if more and more gifts are given to other heroes, Joe Yabuki, an orphan turned boxer in the manga Ashita no Joe, or Momotaro, a legendary figure in Japanese folklore.

Behind the masks hide a schoolboy who has offered DVD cartoons or woman, offering satchels at the center of Nagasaki said she was "surviving the atomic bombing" of the city. Society Gakkyusha tutoring offered to 5 million yen (43,000 euros) for supplies to the centers for children. But she has waived anonymity "because it would be inappropriate for a company listed on Jasdaq spending a little secret." The Minister of Social Affairs, Ritsuo Hosokawa, responded, saying it "inspired by thoughts of warm donors.

Sales Tiger Mask's mask jumped, like the manga. Center managers welcome the interest in their young residents. "People do not know our work, recently told the daily MainichiHideto Yamamoto, central Seibi, heir to a structure created in Tokyo in 1929 by Italian nuns. Their image is linked to the orphanages of the past." Children's Centres also question the sustainability of a phenomenon that first reveals their lack of means.

Many are not able to purchase the equipment necessary for the education of children in their care. However, the state of Japanese public finances does not augur well for improvement. Donations of Tiger Masks are therefore welcome. Donors could end up exposing the Finance Act 2011 for granting tax cuts to people who donate to nonprofit organizations.

Philippe Mesmer Article published in the edition of 02.03.11

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