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It's also worth noting here that the appeals process for Japan has been far less vocal (in the UK at least) than for comparable disasters in third-world countries. I remember when news of Haiti broke, and further back, the Sierra Leone famine crisis; every news cast was accompanied by 'how to donate, please donate' information and blatant mention of the appeal; news of Japan isn't operating in the same way.

Plenty of news coverage, but no actual broadcasted appeals for aid that I've seen so far.