two rescue teams, a 35-member civilian-organized team and a 28-member Ministry of the Interior team, were dispatched to Sendai and other affected areas.馳援日本震災 台搜救隊出發 ，Central News Agency, March 14, 2011. Besides the central government's actions, major political parties, many local governments, schools, companies, and charities arranged fundraising concerts and events.平安日本 民進黨募4500萬 ，中央社，2011年3月23日。 The Speaker of Congress, Wang Jin-pyng, and other officials visited Japan on April 20 to give a donation. By the end of 2011, the government, Red Cross Society of Taiwan, Tzu Chi Foundation, and the Chi Mei Corporation, among other civilian organizations and celebrities, collected more than NT$7,364 million (approximately 20,000 million Japanese yen or US$252 million) from the public. Among them, Mr. Chang Yung-fa, chairman of the Evergreen Group, donated 1 billion Japanese yen (approximately US$12,350,000).因應日本核災，政府持續加強應變措施，行政院即時新聞，2011/4/22。 Starting March 14, the government and other organizations sent about one thousand tons of generators, sleeping bags, blankets, clothes, food, and other daily essentials to Japan.搶黃金救援 路竹會待命赴日 , Central News Agency, March 14, 2011. In particular, tens of volunteers of the Tzu Chi Foundation advanced to the disaster areas to offer hot food, drinks, materials, and shelters for victims.馳援日本 慈濟長途供熱食 . Tzu Chi. 17 March 2011.Tzu Chi team reaches Ofunato. Tzu Chi. 26 March 2011. In addition, the Taiwanese government also assisted more than one thousand Taiwanese, Japanese, American, European, and other foreign nationals in relocating to Taiwan during the nuclear emergency. Speaker Wang and the mayor of Tainan, William Lai, led hundreds of Taiwanese tourists to visit Japan in May and June to show support.市長賴清德揪團訪日轟動日本各界，日光市府會設宴感謝臺南市在困境中相挺的情誼，台南市政府新聞及國際關係處，2011/6/12。 The Tourism bureau, the Tainan City Government among other institutions also provided opportunities for victims in the affected regions free tours to Taiwan for relief and to demonstrate how Taiwan recovered from the 1999 921 earthquake.Time for Taiwan 觀光美食饗宴-臺灣美食、日本上菜, 中華民國交通部, 2012-05-11 The Thai government made an initial offer of 5 million baht (around $167,000), with an additional donation of 200 million baht (or about US$6.6 million), accompanied by 15,000 tons of rice, tinned food, as well as other necessities such as blankets and clothing. Search-and-rescue teams consisting of 35 specialist medic crews proficient in Japanese, officials and sniffer dogs were also dispatched. Aside from this, the Thai public through massive fundraising campaigns spearheaded by major local television stations, private firms, banks and other charitable organizations, including the Thai Red Cross, also donated more than 400 million baht (or more than US$12 million) in relief funds.