Japan students seek donations for Syrian boys with cancer

A group of Japanese university students are pitching for donations via crowdfunding to support two boys suffering childhood cancer in war-torn Syria.The boys are Salah, 10, and Ibraheem, 9, who the students got to know through a nongovernmental organization. They are fighting the disease in Aleppo, northern Syria, and are unable to receive adequate treatment.The students began their activities last year and have set a goal of 700,000 yen ($6,350) for this year. The money will be used for medical treatment for the boys and their travel expenses to hospitals.Tamami Yoshioka, a sophomore at To…READ FULL ARTICLE