I generally don’t like to blog two articles in a row from the same source, but this is too interesting for me to pass on.
The WP also has an article about Tomohiro Narita, who runs a motorcycle shop in Toyko. Narita-san is from Sendai.
…his Tokyo motorcycle business has taken a back seat to full-time relief work for the devastated communities 200 miles north.
Here’s what I find most interesting, though:
…Narita’s relief effort, dubbed “The Underground,” fills an unusual niche. Organized through motorcycle clubs, tattoo parlors and biker bars, it appeals to anarchists, outcasts, people who don’t trust the government’s efforts and who don’t donate to the Red Cross. In the past month, the group has sent $250,000 worth of food, supplies and gasoline to disaster-stricken areas.
The one frustrating thing about this article is the WP doesn’t give any contact information for Narita-san and “The Underground”. I know some of my readers are also motorcycle riders; if there’s a way to get donations directly to this organization from the United States, I would be delighted to hear about it.
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