on march 26, 2011 shop for japan wants businesses to donate a percentage of their revenues to relief and reconstruction efforts in japan. it doesn’t matter where the business is or what industry it is in, this is a global effort to help where help is needed.

shop for japan may have started from san francisco based designers brooks hassig (former fuseproject designer) and kathryn storm, but leveraging the broad reaching nature of social media their intention is for the idea to spread to cities all over the world as an experiment in consumers and business owners working together for a greater cause.

available on the website are participant kits with detailed information about suggested relief organizations and announcement posters ready to be printed out and put up in windows, in addition to the ability to register your business on the map as a part of the movement and links to spread the word with more social media.

businesses are encouraged to post their photos on the facebook page to unite them in this idea. shop for japan has no affiliation with any other organization, simply the cause to help those that are in need.

hassig putting up a poster at a local coffee shop, every business can help in their own way.

the designers, hassig and storm on the right, with development team working to create the site and materials last weekend.