"We would like to offer our deepest condolences and pray for the loss of people by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in north east part of Japan (Tohoku) on March 11, and would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy to everyone who has suffered from it.  We hope that they will restore their lives and recover from this tragedy as early as possible. [...] We Japanese are encouraged by the warm words and actions from all over the world. We are  uniting to demonstrate that we will not be brought to our knees by this disaster. We are very grateful for the encouraging mails and support programs offered from INCF and each country's node. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind and considerate words. " [please follow this link to read the full message.]

INCF encourages contributions to help Japan recover from this tragedy.