[Brian]

Folks,

The Shinkokai is directly accepting donations to provide relief to the breeders of Niigata affected by the Chuetsu Earthquake. The only account I've seen so far is a Japanese postal money account, which is pretty much limited to Japan, but it is encouraging to see that they have instituted their own relief fund to accept donations and get the breeders back on track.

I'll keep you posted...