{"id":67114,"date":"2026-08-13T22:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fwd.smileswallet.com\/canada\/?p=67114"},"modified":"2026-08-13T22:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T02:21:58","slug":"digital-wallet-corporation-donates-1-million-jpy-to-kumamoto-earthquake-relief-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/digital-wallet-corporation-donates-1-million-jpy-to-kumamoto-earthquake-relief-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Wallet Corporation Donates 1 Million JPY to Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 In response to the devastating magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalwallet.co.jp\/en\/\">Digital Wallet Corporation (DWC)<\/a><\/strong>, the owner and developer of Japan\u2019s leading global mobile money transfer service, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/\">Smiles Mobile Remittance (Smiles)<\/a><\/strong>, has donated <strong>1 million Japanese yen<\/strong> to the <strong>official Kumamoto Prefecture Earthquake Relief Fund<\/strong> to support disaster relief and recovery efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to local authorities, the earthquake claimed <strong>38 lives<\/strong>, injured more than <strong>100 people<\/strong>, damaged over <strong>11,000 buildings<\/strong>, and forced more than <strong>8,500 residents<\/strong> to evacuate. Recovery efforts continue as communities work to restore homes, infrastructure, and essential services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/app\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"Digital Wallet Corporation Donates 1 Million JPY to Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Efforts\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-67117\" style=\"width:618px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1.png 512w, https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/unnamed-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Actual Photo Taken at AEON Mall from H\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Vi\u1ec7t Nam t\u1ea1i Kumamoto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the monetary donation, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/app\">Smiles Mobile Remittance<\/a><\/strong> has coordinated with local rescue teams to provide immediate humanitarian assistance by donating <strong>more than 100 portable 20-liter water containers<\/strong> to support emergency response activities and affected residents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/app\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/image-16-943x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/image-16-943x768.png 943w, https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/image-16-589x480.png 589w, https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/image-16-150x122.png 150w, https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/image-16-768x626.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/image-16.png 1326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Actual Photos of the Residents and Relief Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a company serving international communities across Japan, DWC recognizes the importance of standing alongside both local residents and foreign nationals during times of crisis. Through these relief efforts, the company hopes to contribute to the recovery of Kumamoto and support the communities that have long been part of the Smiles family.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalwallet.co.jp\/en\/\">Digital Wallet Corporation<\/a><\/strong> remains committed to supporting communities in times of need and will continue contributing to disaster relief and community recovery initiatives as part of its corporate social responsibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about the <strong>Kumamoto Prefecture Earthquake Relief Fund<\/strong>, please visit the official Kumamoto Prefecture website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Smiles CSR activities:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/japan\/one-million-smiles-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annual &#8220;1 Million Smiles&#8221; Program<\/a>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/japan\/digital-wallet-corporation-donates-1-million-jpy-to-ishikawa-earthquake-relief-efforts-supporting-international-and-local-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Wallet Corporation Donates 1 Million JPY to Ishikawa Earthquake Relief Efforts<\/a>&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/japan\/share-smiles-tagline-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What \u201cShare Smiles\u201d Means to Us: Our Global Mission<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DW Contact&nbsp;:<\/strong><br>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@digitalwallet.co.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@digitalwallet.co.jp<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2026 \u2013 In response to the devastating magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Digital Wallet Corporation (DWC), the owner and developer of Japan\u2019s leading global mobile money transfer service, Smiles Mobile Remittance (Smiles), has donated 1 million Japanese yen to the official Kumamoto Prefecture Earthquake Relief Fund to support disaster [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":67124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67114"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67129,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67114\/revisions\/67129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smileswallet.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}