Donations for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief

2024/1/25

The Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane expresses our deepest condolences and sympathies to the victims and to the affected people and their families  of the earthquake that struck the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture on January 1, 2024. 
 
For those wishing to support disaster relief through donations either through the Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane, or Japanese organisations, please refer to the following information.

(1) The Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane’s dedicated account to receive disaster relief donations

The Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane has opened a dedicated account for the receipt of disaster relief donations (details below). Donations made to this account will be collected by the Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane and remitted to the Japanese Government to be dispersed to victims.
 
Name of bank: National Australia Bank
Branch: Queen Street Mall
Name of account: CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN BRISBANE GIENKIN
BSB: 084-034
Account No.: 87-897-3919
 
If you wish to receive a receipt, please provide the following information by email to Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane (account@bb.mofa.go.jp) after remittance. Please state in the subject line of your email “Donations for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief.”
 
  • Name and contact details (address and telephone number)
  • Donation amount
  • Date of remittance
  • Name of the bank from which the money was sent

(2) Accounts for donations in Japan

Ishikawa Prefecture, in cooperation with the Ishikawa Branch of the Japanese Red Cross  Society and the Ishikawa Prefecture Community Chest, has announced that it will accept donations between 4 January 2024 and 27 December 2024 to assist those affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, and the accounts for accepting donations are as follows.
 
 (a) 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund in Ishikawa Prefecture
(Donations accepted until Friday, December 27, 2024)
 
Bank Name: THE HOKKOKU BANK, LTD.
Branch Name: KENCHOU BRANCH
SWIFT Code: HKOKJPJT
Account No.: Ordinary deposit 103-0028593
BENE’S Name: ISHIKAWAKENREIWA6NENOTOHANTOUJISHINSAIGAIGIENKIN
 
(b) 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund by the Japanese Red Cross
Society (Donations accepted until Friday, December 27, 2024)
 
Bank Name: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION (0009)
Branch Name: GINZA BRANCH (026)
SWIFT Code: SMBCJPJT
Account No.: Ordinary deposit 8727273
BENE’S Name:: Japanese Red Cross Society
BENE'S Address: 1-1-3, Shiba Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
BENE'S TEL: +81-3-3438-1311
 
Please note that the above accounts in section (2) are overseas remittance accounts.
* If you would like to use a domestic account in Japan, please visit the Ishikawa Prefecture website (LINK) or the Japanese Red Cross Society's website (LINK) for further information.