Johnny’s ready to lend out trucks and power-supply vehicles to northern Japan

Johnny’s & Associates is ready to help disaster-stricken areas in north-east Japan by lending out their transport trucks and power-supply vehicles for free, it was announced on March 15, reports Sankei Sports and Nikkan Sports.

The agency had only just announced it was canceling 18 concerts by six of its artists.  It has been reported that one concert’s performance equates to several trucks-worth of equipment and several power-supply vehicles for lighting and special effects.

Although the trucks and power source cars do not belong to Johnny’s, only being lent out to them, a representative from the agency has said that because all concerts in March have been cancelled, they would be happy to see the vehicles being put to use by transporting supplies to victims and generate electricity for places like hospitals.

The trucks cannot be lent out to anyone, but can be used if the local government in disaster areas asks for their help.

Johnny’s concerts cancelled this month include TOKIO, Tackey & Tsubasa, Hey! Say! JUMP, Johnny’s Jr., Kansai Johnny’s Jr. with Yuma Nakayama, and Tomohisa Yamashita (NEWS).  As well as this, Koichi Domoto’s stage show “Endless SHOCK” has cancelled shows for the rest of March.