NYC-based artist Kenzo Minami is an old friend, and has painted in the rooms of Ace Hotel Portland and NYC. He’s created a custom shirt for our online shop to raise money for relief efforts in Japan - 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Real Medicine Foundation. Here’s what the shirt’s about, in Kenzo’s words:

It is about ‘Re:’ in terms of ‘Reply’ - our reply to the tsunami and our response to Japan (which is this charity itself and collectively to help the world and give on a larger scale). Also, Japan will need a lot of ‘Re____’ from now on: ‘Rebuild,’ ‘Restart,’ ‘Reboot,’ ’Recharge’ and more.

The limited edition shirt is now up on our online shop, and is also available for purchase at all Ace Hotels and at select Rudy’s Barbershop locations.

We’re honored to work with our friends at Rudy’s Barbershop, Bimbo’s Cantina and Cha Cha Lounge to match donations to Real Medicine’s Japan relief fundraising dollar for dollar.

The funds are focused on Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief, a Japanese non-profit organization based in Tokyo. JEN was founded in 1994 in response to the humanitarian crisis in Bosnia, and has since been conducting relief around the world for victims of war, internal conflicts and natural disasters. JEN is focusing on providing food and other needed supplies to those in Tokyo and in the earthquake/tsunami-affected northern zones.

To donate and help us reach the $18,000 goal, click here, or click the image above. And stay tuned for further updates about relief efforts from on the  ground in Japan on Real Medicine.

We’re also working with Ace artists on some forthcoming fundraising projects to help Japan - keep an eye on out here for updates.

This image is by artist James White, and he’s donating the proceeds from the print poster to aid Japan, as well.