Japan

We've all heard the news about japan:

"Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on March 11. The magnitude-9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the nation's east coast, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Thousands of people are dead and many more are still missing or injured."

But what exactly are people doing to help? The answer is not a whole lot. People watch the disaster unfold on T.V., but they don't actually DO anything about it! There is lots of things we COULD do, lots of things we think we SHOULD do, but do we actually DO any of those things? Most of the time, no.
Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters, such as when hurricane Katrina impacted the United States. But now, in THEIR time of need, where's everyone else? At home watching the disaster on T.V. while Japan suffers. Here are a few examples of orginizations and charities that are trying to help Japanese survivors:

AMERICAN RED CROSS: Emergency Operation Centers are opened in the affected areas and staffed by the chapters. This disaster is on a scale larger than the Japanese Red Cross can typically manage. Donations to the American Red Cross can be allocated for the International Disaster Relief Fund, which then deploys to the region to help.
GLOBALGIVING: Established a fund to disburse donations to organizations providing relief and emergency services to victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
SAVE THE CHILDREN: Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter.
SALVATION ARMY: The Salvation Army has been in Japan since 1895 and is currently providing emergency assistance to those in need.
AMERICARES: Emergency team is on full alert, mobilizing resources and dispatching an emergency response manager to the region.
CONVOY OF HOPE: Disaster Response team established connection with in-country partners who have been impacted by the damage and are identifying the needs and areas where Convoy of Hope may be of the greatest assistance.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Putting together relief teams, as well as supplies, and are in contact with partners in Japan and other affected countries to assess needs and coordinate our activities.
SHELTER BOX: The first team is mobilizing to head to Japan and begin the response effort.

If anybody has any more hesitations, imagine you sold everything you ever had, bought ocean-front property, and then it all got washed out to sea in a gigantic wave. Now ask yourself: Would you want help rebuilding your life?