OREANDA-NEWS.  March 15, 2011. Panasonic Corporation, a world leading consumer electronics company, announced today the company will donate 4,000 units of Solar LED Lanterns, in addition to the monetary and in-kind contributions Panasonic pledged earlier to aid victims of the earthquake which struck Tohoku area on March 11.

Panasonic has already committed 300 million yen monetary contributions and in-kind donations of 10,000 units each of radios and flashlights and 500,000 dry batteries on March 12. The solar LED lanterns are manufactured by SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group company.

Panasonic and its Workers Unions Association will also launch a fund-raising campaign involving employees of the Panasonic Group companies to support the affected area.

Panasonic and its employees express deep sympathy for victims and sincerely hope for swift recovery of the areas affected by the disaster.