Join us on Friday, October 20th from 18:00 at Tokyo American Club for an evening of cool jazz and creativity to support children with cancer and other serious illnesses in Japan and their families.

Thank you to United for donating these teddy bears to children at the Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital. 50,000 Adventure Bears have been given out across the US, Europe and Asia, and we are happy to have helped send the first to kids in Japan. Thank you for spreading joy and smiles!

Thank you! Thanks to the lovely attendees of EFN-VII, Shine On! Kids raised more than 10 million yen to help fund our support programs for kids with serious illnesses. Thanks also to our many volunteers who worked all evening and into the morning to clean up the venue, and to our generous sponsors that helped […]

Artbar is a modern night out for all enthusiasts to unleash their inner creativity without inhibitions. ArtBar Tokyo supports Shine On! Kids: Just write “SOK” in the comment section during online check out when buying tickets to any event, and ArtBar Tokyo will make a donation of 500 yen. See photos from the “Paint Bailey” […]

  Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ Tokyo American Club ● Cocktails, silent auction and games from 17:00 ● Dinner, live auction and entertainment from 19:00 Dress Code Not Cool Biz, Cool Japan! ● Cocktail attire in red, white, and black.   LIVE AUCTION | RAFFLE AND GAMES | SILENT AUCTION | PARTY   It is […]

In September 2015, an English teacher living in Okayama got the idea to put his hobby to good use. Because of his great experiences in moving to Japan and meeting so many nice people, he decided to give something back to the children of Japan, and that’s when he came across Shine On! Kids. “Anyone […]

Your unused books, DVDs, CDs and video games can be donated to support Shine On! Kids through Charibon.

Shine On! Kids 2017 Charity Dinner Concert A reprisal from 2014, this year on International Childhood Cancer Day renowned soprano Ms. Atsuko Kakioka will treat us to a recital of her most memorable opera songs. For your listening pleasure, she will be joined by tenor Mr. Gohei Kohashi. The concert will also feature piano accompaniment […]

Employees at Zurich Life Japan raised ￥430,000 during their Global Community Week this June after a matching donation by the Z Zurich Foundation. This is the 4th year in a row that employees made donations to send Sponsor Beads and messages of support to children. Along with the 215 Sponsor Beads, employees created almost 1,000 three dimensional origami stars for the Tokyo Metropolitan Children`s Medical Center to surprise the children for Tanabata star festival.