Japan

Japan
Date Released	March 1, 2011
Theme Code	N/A
Theme Type	Theme
Occasion	Regular Theme Release
Theme Status	Discontinued
Participating Locations	Clothing Store Furniture Store Realtor Office Salon YoDepot

The Japan theme was released on March 1, 2011. This theme was inspired on traditional Japanese culture.

The theme consisted of clothing, furniture, hairs and 2 houses.

The houses, wallpapers and flooring are still available in store. Respectively Realtor Office and YoDepot.

Houses

The houses released with this theme were the following:

• Japanese Villa: 35
• Japanese Countryside Home: 38

Japanese Villa

Japanese Countryside Home

Charity

During this theme, Japan was struck with disaster. On March 11, 2011, the off coast of Japan was hit by an undersea megathrust earthquake of magnitude 9.0-9.1 (M_w) which triggered powerful tsunami waves. This disaster is known as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

To help the victims of this disaster, Zynga and the Save the Children foundation came together and let players of all Zynga games donate to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Children Emergency Fund.

The 'Japanese Countryside Home' that was released during this theme was also to help raise donations for charity. Of all YoCash spent on this house, Zynga used 100% of the proceeds to go to the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.

Lady Gaga's Japan Prayer Bracelet

In just 36 hours, Zynga gamers had donated more than $1 million to relief efforts. During the fundraising, Facebook also donated its traditional 30% cut on the Facebook Credits to contribute to the relief efforts.

During the fundraising, Lady Gaga announced a personal donation of a total of $1.5 million to Zynga's initiative to raise funds for Save the Chilrden, as well as the Red Cross, through her sales of Japan Prayer Bracelets. Half the money went to Zynga's campaign, while the other half went to the Red Cross. Meanwhile, Zynga gamers alone had raised more than $2.5 million within 2 weeks.

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