The Japan Emergency Team, a nongovernmental organization now carrying out relief activities in the areas hit by the July 16 Niigata earthquake, is asking for donations of emergency relief supplies.
Items urgently needed include mineral water, canned and instant food, emergency medical kits, rice, towels, soap, used laptops, camping supplies and sleeping bags. (Please do not send clothes or blankets).
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