SIDE BAR – PROPERTY SECTOR STEPS IN TO HELP AFTER JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE
April 1st, 2011
BY JULIAN RYALL
When the earthquake struck northern Japan and unleashed the largest tsunami in living memory here, property companies were quick to respond in ways that went beyond narrow corporate interest.
"We have donated supplies to relief agencies in Tohoku, but we also have to help the people in the area of our Chiba shopping centre, where 13 people died from the tsunami," said Seth Culkin, president of Pacifica Malls KK. "We have been donating money, organising charity events and working with the local government there to offer places for ...
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