'Tiger Mask' charity movement continues

'Tiger Mask' charity movement continues

GIFU, Japan - The head of a children's welfare facility in Gifu, Japan, opens a box of gifts for children sent by an anonymous donor identified only as ''Date Naoto,'' the hero of the 1960s comic series Tiger Mask. Hundreds of donations in cash, stationary, knapsacks and other items have been delivered to nationwide welfare facilities for children under the names of ''Date Naoto'' and other comic and cartoon characters since Christmas Day.

Anonymous gifts for children

Anonymous gifts for children

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2011, shows toys donated to the welfare center of the Saga prefectural government in Saga, southwestern Japan, by an anonymous donor under the name ''Naoto Date,'' a cartoon pro wrestler who fights wearing a tiger mask. Anonymous donations of cash, books, school bags and other items for children, mostly to facilities for underprivileged children, under the names of ''Tiger Mask'' and other cartoon heroes have been spreading across Japan since the Christmas period.

Anonymous gifts for children

Anonymous gifts for children

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2011, shows children's books donated to Nagasaki Prefecture's support center for children, women and handicapped people in Sasebo, southwestern Japan, by an anonymous donor under the name ''Naoto Date,'' a cartoon pro wrestler who fights wearing a tiger mask. Anonymous donations of cash, books, school bags and other items for children, mostly to facilities for underprivileged children, under the names of ''Tiger Mask'' and other cartoon heroes have been spreading across Japan since the Christmas period.

Japan to pursue 'third way' to beat economic difficulties: Kan

Japan to pursue 'third way' to beat economic difficulties: Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan delivers a fiscal policy address during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2010. Kan said Japan must break with out-of-date approaches and pursue a ''third way'' to overcome economic and fiscal difficulties.

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Haruma Miura, Ryo Kimura, Gaku Hamada & Naoto Takenaka Characters: Taiyo Sasaki,Seito Kobayashi,Kosuke Taguchi & Duke Kawahara Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Haruma Miura, Ryo Kimura, Gaku Hamada & Naoto Takenaka Characters: Taiyo Sasaki,Seito Kobayashi,Kosuke Taguchi & Duke Kawahara Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Naoto Takenaka, Ryo Kimura, Haruma Miura & Gaku Hamada Characters: Duke Kawahara,Seito Kobayashi,Taiyo Sasaki & Kosuke Taguchi Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Naoto Takenaka Characters: Duke Kawahara Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Japan to pursue 'third way' to beat economic difficulties: Kan

Japan to pursue 'third way' to beat economic difficulties: Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan delivers a fiscal policy address during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2010. Kan said Japan must break with out-of-date approaches and pursue a ''third way'' to overcome economic and fiscal difficulties. (Kyodo)

'Tiger Mask' charity movement continues

'Tiger Mask' charity movement continues

GIFU, Japan - The head of a children's welfare facility in Gifu, Japan, opens a box of gifts for children sent by an anonymous donor identified only as ''Date Naoto,'' the hero of the 1960s comic series Tiger Mask. Hundreds of donations in cash, stationary, knapsacks and other items have been delivered to nationwide welfare facilities for children under the names of ''Date Naoto'' and other comic and cartoon characters since Christmas Day. (Kyodo)

Anonymous gifts for children

Anonymous gifts for children

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2011, shows children's books donated to Nagasaki Prefecture's support center for children, women and handicapped people in Sasebo, southwestern Japan, by an anonymous donor under the name ''Naoto Date,'' a cartoon pro wrestler who fights wearing a tiger mask. Anonymous donations of cash, books, school bags and other items for children, mostly to facilities for underprivileged children, under the names of ''Tiger Mask'' and other cartoon heroes have been spreading across Japan since the Christmas period. (Kyodo)

Anonymous gifts for children

Anonymous gifts for children

SAGA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2011, shows toys donated to the welfare center of the Saga prefectural government in Saga, southwestern Japan, by an anonymous donor under the name ''Naoto Date,'' a cartoon pro wrestler who fights wearing a tiger mask. Anonymous donations of cash, books, school bags and other items for children, mostly to facilities for underprivileged children, under the names of ''Tiger Mask'' and other cartoon heroes have been spreading across Japan since the Christmas period. (Kyodo)