The Japanese Red Cross Society (日本赤十字社 nihon sekijūji sha) is a humanitarian corporation established by the Japanese Red Cross Law of 1952. The Imperial Family of Japan traditionally has supported the Red Cross society, with Empress as Honorary President and other royal family members as Vice-Presidents. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo and local chapters are set up in all 47 prefectures. 15,530,000 individual and 220,000 corporate members join the society. The society operates 92 Red Cross Hospitals and 79 Blood Centers all over the country, and conducts relief activities when major disasters take place. Big earthquakes which frequently occur in Japan are an area of work for the society. The Japanese experienced great earthquakes at Tokyo in 1923, at Kobe in 1995, and at Niigata in 2004. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Red_Cross. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The imperial household of Japan (also referred to as the imperial family or kōshitsu (皇室)) refers those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties, as well as their minor children. ... The Red Cross and the Red Crescent emblems, the symbols from which the Movement derives its name The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement consists of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation), and the 183 national... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths crust. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kobe ) is a city in Japan located on the island of Honshu. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Niigata is the name of several places, times and things: Niigata City Niigata Prefecture This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Count Sano Tsunetami founded the Philanthropic Society (Hakuaisha) to rescue the injured, when a major civil war called the Southwestern War (Seinan Sensou) took place in 1877. The Society was changed into the Japanese Red Cross in 1887. The Japanese royal family, especially Empress Shoken, actively supported the Red Cross activities, as many Western royal families at that time. During the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), the Japanese Red Cross played an outstanding role to rescue many Russian prisoners of war. German prisoners of war, captured by the Imperial Japanese Army at their Chinese colony of Qingdao, were treated fairly well with the help of the Red Cross during WWI. After all, Japan was allied with Great Britain under the Anglo-Japanese alliance treaty in those days. Even in 1934, the Japanese society hosted the 15th International Conference of the Red Cross at Tokyo. During the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), the Japanese army tended to ignore the Geneva Convention. Hundreds of thousands of Europeans, both military and civilian, were interned into camps, when the Japanese army occupied Southeast Asia in 1942. The Japanese Red Cross played little to rescue them. After WWII, the new Japanese Red Cross was formed under American advisers. 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 25,331 Killed 146,032 Wounded 47,387 Killed 173,425 Wounded Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... The Imperial Japanese Army (: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ... Qingdao (help· info) (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao), well-known to the West by its Postal System Pinyin transliteration Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. ... WWI may be an acronym for: World War I World Wrestling Industry This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance was signed in London on January 30, 1902 by Lord Lansdowne (British foreign secretary) and Hayashi Tadasu (Japanese minister in London). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants National Revolutionary Army、Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army、Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek、Yan Xishan、Feng Yuxiang、Zhu De、He Yingqin Tojo Hideki、Matsui Iwane、Minami Jiro、Kesago Nakajima、Toshizo Nishio、Neiji Okamura. ... This article is about the continent. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... This article is about the year. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

See also

• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
• List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The Red Cross and the Red Crescent emblems, the symbols from which the Movement derives its name The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement consists of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation), and the 183 national... The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the worlds largest group of humanitarian non-governmental organisations. ...

External links

• Official Japanese Red Cross Website(English)