Kanagawa Red Cross awards five organizations for blood donation cooperation

The Kanagawa Prefectural Branch of the Japanese Red Cross, led by Yūji Kuroiwa, presented letters of appreciation on the 3rd to five organizations that helped with blood donation efforts during a campaign held concurrently with the professional sumo Fujisawa event. The awards recognized the organizations’ contributions to the donation drive, which ran alongside the sumo competition and aimed to collect blood from attendees and local residents. The branch highlighted the importance of such partnerships in maintaining stable blood supplies for hospitals and emergency needs.