ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Masahiro Okafuji, President & CEO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) announced today that it has decided to donate 5 million yen to support the survivors of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Turkey on October 23, 2011.

ITOCHU expresses its sincere sympathy and condolences to all who have been affected by the earthquake in eastern Turkey and hopes for the swiftest possible recovery of the affected areas.