Holy shit, Batman! Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani donates 1 billion Yen to Ukraine

[Joinfortmill]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/02/27/national/hiroshi-mikitani-ukraine-donation/

The founder of e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc. said in a letter addressed to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the donation of ¥1 billion ($8.7 million) will go toward “humanitarian activities to help people in Ukraine who are victims of the violence.”

[Lonestarblue]

1. Excellent! It seems moat of the world is on Ukraine's side.

Except for Trump and his cult, Pompeo, Carlson, Fox, and some Republican leaders who are owned by Putin and just staying quiet at the moment. Ukrainians are true patriots; Jan. 6 insurrectionists are domestic terrorists and have no concept of real patriotism.

[pazzyanne]

2. + 1,000 nt

[Scottie Mom]

3. Amen to that!!! EOM

[samsingh]

11. yes

[BComplex]

17. Fox changed its tune when our government started investigating its financial dealings with russia.

Finally!!!
Now they're all about supporting Ukraine.

[COL Mustard]

4. That's a lot of cash!

Good on him, makes the $100 I'm going to donate seem puny.

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. ...

As of 13:00PM UTC one billion 💴 yens is equal to $8,654,636.72 (USD) or 💵 eight million six hundred fifty-four thousand six hundred thirty-six dollars 72 cents.

[Farmer-Rick]

10. Wow,

OK, it's official. He's now the only filthy rich person that I admire...Hiroshi “Mickey” Mikitani is his name. I thought I should know his name if I admire him when I despise most all filthy rich people.

He puts his money where his heart is.

May his diety bless him in every way possible.

[OnlinePoker]

16. It's all relative.

I remember an Archie comic I read in the 70's that has stuck with me all these years. Jughead tells Mr. Lodge about a charity he gave (numbers are guesses) $5 to. Mr. Lodge laughs and says he gave $1000 to the same charity. Jughead replies, "Yes, but I gave everything I had".

Give what you can afford to live without and be content that you did what you could.

[whopis01]

18. Your donation is not puny

when it is combined with mine and thousands and thousands of others.

His donation is wonderful and I in no way mean to diminish it.

But this battle is not going to won by powerful individuals. It is going to be won by the masses banding together and no more to the powerful individual trying to oppress them.

[Ilsa]

19. (paraphrased) "It will not amount to but a drop in an ocean..."

Response: "But what is an ocean, but a multitude of drops?"

[niyad]

5. KNR

[LittleGirl]

6. Wow! I love it! NT

[Alice Kramden]

8. This is what we need

Wonderful man. Rakuten is a good company, too.

[The Jungle 1]

9. A fantastic and huge help

Now we need more people and corporations with money to step up.

[wryter2000]

12. And give up his space rocket?

Good for him. I hope this shames so other greed heads to do the same.

[OldBaldy1701E]

13. "And, now the American multi-millionaire/billionaire response... Hello?"

"Is this thing on?"

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

21. Yep. Very disappointing. But then, they give relatively little

to support democracy here at home.

[Beachnutt]

14. Musk,Bezos,where are you guys

Step up.

[dalton99a]

15. FWIW Japan beat Russia in the Russo-Japanese War

[electric_blue68]

20. Well done! More people will be helped

[Demovictory9]

22. excellent

[Hekate]

23. Do you get the feeling that The World is telling Putin they are done with him?

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