On October 2nd, Arashi donated approximately 300 million yen to the disaster-stricken regions in northern Japan. About 50 million yen comprises the members’ total royalties received from the sale of the pocket edition of their book “Nippon no Arashi.” The remaining amount comes from the publisher’s revenues on the book and from the sale of goods at their charity event at Tokyo Dome in June.

Arashi split their donations between the Iwate, Mitagi, and Fukushima prefectures, with each one receiving about 100 million yen. The three prefectures were hit the hardest by the massive earthquake and tsunami that occurred this past March.
The members of Arashi plan to continue their support of the ongoing disaster relief efforts.
Arashi just released their newest single “Meikyuu Love Song” on the 2nd. It was also announced today that the group ranked #1 in Oricon’s annual “favorite artist ranking” for the second consecutive year.
Source: Sankei Sports, Sports Hochi, Tokyograph
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