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SKJ in the News
Even After Death, Teacher’s Impact Lives On
Jul 15th
CBS6 News in Richmond, VA talks about Taylor Anderson Fund and relief efforts by Smile Kids Japan and volunteerAkita.
SKJ Speaks at TEDxTokyo: Enter the Unknown
May 14th
Smile Kids Japan Founder Michael Maher King is going to be speaking at TEDxTokyo: Enter the Unknown.
For more information please see the attached press release.
Find out more about TEDxTokyo here!
CNNgo’s article about SKJ
May 2nd
Even more than six weeks on, it’s still difficult to estimate the number of children who have been orphaned by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11.
The Ministry of Health has registered around 100 confirmed cases, but the number is expected to rise as more of the people listed as missing are confirmed dead. For some of the kids left behind, the path to recovery will be harder than others and they are likely to end up in state care.
Read more: Japan’s new post-quake orphan problem | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/life/japans-new-post-quake-orphan-problem-145634#ixzz1L9laDVQ0
Mike will be on the show “Tonight” on Thursday, April 14
Apr 14th
Mike will be on the show “Tonight” on Thursday, April 14 at 7.30pm UK time – ITV (Channel 3).
Try to watch it if you can!
MTV’s ACT Blog features Mike and SKJ
Apr 14th
“Five years ago, then 23-year-old Michael Maher King moved from England to Japan to teach English through JET, the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme. Two years in, looking for a deeper connection to his community, he began visiting a local orphanage to spend time with the kids there and soon discovered that by serving area youth, he was also enriching his own experience abroad.”
Royal Holloway responds to Japan disaster
Mar 16th
Royal Holloway of the University of London responds to the Earthquake/Tsunami disaster and interviews Mike.
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/aboutus/newsandevents/news/newsarticles/japandisaster.aspx
Consulate General of Japan in New York Talks about SKJ
Feb 14th
Consulate General of Japan in New York Talks about SKJ
The consulate general of Japan in New York just mentioned us in a letter about why the JET program is great. Read it here or click on the images below!
PS: we are now linked on the Embassy of Japan’s website in Brunei!
Published Letter to the Japan Times
Jan 24th
Michael’s letter to the Japan Times about orphanage donations was published January 20th.
You can read the letter here.
Ophanage visit reported in Hokkoku Shinbun!
Nov 11th
This just in from Anna Henderson in Ishikawa!
Hi! Thought you’d like to hear the Hokkoku Shinbun has published an article on orphanage visits in Ishikawa and some of the fundraising we’ve been involved in: http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20101029102.htm
I told them a lot more about Smile Kids and the origins in the interview but they couldn’t fit it in
The article is in Japanese, but take a look anyway with a little help of Google Translate.
