2.) Show support by wearing Lady Gaga's WE PRAY FOR JAPAN.
However, since you'll "waste" your money on the inevitable
high sunken costs known as the shipping & handling, donating
directly to the credible disaster management organizations
will be worth your money. Yes, I know that showing off your band
will help "raise awareness" and perhaps prompt other people to
support the cause, but the sure-fire way to make an immediate
huge difference in the victims' lives is to connect with the Red Cross
and others providing the necessities of life.
3.) Other organizations: ♥`1`♥, ♥`2`♥ & ♥`3`♥ fr: muza-chan.net.
This is insignificant, but I just noticed that the URL for ♥`1`♥
says "five ways" when the actual article talks about 6 ways.
Check out the typo, and if you're outspoken enough,
tell the website's administrator. Although, changing it
will void the link that people already distributed. Anyway...
Eh~? They know the number of survivors, but not the exact
number of people missing. The reason is birth records were
damaged/washed away. Forever lost!? "The city in which a
baby was born keeps the Japanese birth certificate (shuseisho
meisho or shusshou todoke kisaijiko shomeisho) on file."
(Source: ehow.com) There's no central database!? *Shakes head*
It's always a good idea to ask for and store elsewhere
a certified true copy of your (and loved one's) birth certificate.