School knapsacks donated to disaster area

School knapsacks donated to disaster area

OFUNATO, Japan - School knapsacks donated by volunteers arrive at the city hall of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 27, 2011. The area was hit hard by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Children in quake-hit Iwate

Children in quake-hit Iwate

OFUNATO, Japan - Children walk home beside a fallen ship after fetching their knapsacks from school in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011, after a March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

'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.

School knapsacks donated to disaster area

School knapsacks donated to disaster area

OFUNATO, Japan - School knapsacks donated by volunteers arrive at the city hall of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 27, 2011. The area was hit hard by the March 11 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

Children in quake-hit Iwate

Children in quake-hit Iwate

OFUNATO, Japan - Children walk home beside a fallen ship after fetching their knapsacks from school in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011, after a March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (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)