Japan’s Consulate General Facilitates Donations for COVID-19 Response

LOS ANGELES — Japan’s consulate general in Los Angeles has coordinated the donation of 10,000 bottles of hand sanitizer and 1,000 face shields from a team of Japanese corporate entities for the Port of Los Angeles and Logistics Victory Los Angeles, or LoVLA.

The donors include YS Media Agency, the Japan External Trade Organization Los Angeles, Nippon Express and Toyota Motor North America. The donated items will become available for distribution through the LoVLA campaign, established by Mayor Eric Garcetti as a resource linking hospitals and health care agencies with much-needed personal protective equipment.

The items will be sent to area hospitals, medical facilities and frontline workforces.