I wrote about an idea to do a little bit of donation to a charity instead of contributing money to the production of Hiro gift a few days ago. Some Japanese fans liked the idea and posted my idea onto their blogs.
Then, another fan responded with a nice reference.
A few months ago (if I remember correctly), she read an article about him on Diners Club (credit card) member magazine. Hiro contributed some photos and a message to a book called "LOVE BOOK", which was made by businessmen and celebs all over the world, to raise the awareness to the environmental issues. He talked about it in this article, saying "one new perspective I learned when I started working outside of Japan is the responsibility as an opinion leader. Actor is not only for acting, but the profession carries the second, third, roles for the society as a whole, due to its nature. I am an actor and also is a creature that was given life by the mother earth, and I am happy to be a part of the activity to give back life to the earth."
For some reason, actors/actresses don't do much charity or social issues-related activities in Japan, and people are not used to making contribution to such activities. It is not in their custom. So the suggestion of birthday contribution and the above message by Hiro was a fresh idea for some Japanese fans, and they are making actions. Now they are really excited to be a part of "chain of good will" started by Hiro.
I am also really excited to be a part of such nice fans, and that Hiro's message was received by many good people.
Akira, the manager of the birthday message board, says that if you already sent a message and want to add something, just use the same name and write <addition> at the top. It will be added to your previous message.
We have so far collected about 60 messages from all over the world. Please help us exceed 100 messages. The deadline is 8/31!!
Here is the link to the message board:
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