GIVE Machine 2026 Expands to Tokyo and Osaka This Christmas Season

The GIVE Machine 2026 Initiative Committee will bring the interactive charity initiative "GIVE Machine" to Tokyo and Osaka during the 2026 Christmas season.

GIVE Machine is an interactive donation kiosk that allows visitors to choose specific items of support offered by participating charities. The selected support is then delivered through those organizations to people in need. Working together with participating charities, the Executive Committee aims to make charitable giving and humanitarian support more accessible, personal, and meaningful.

TOKYO | Otemachi Tower OOTEMORI

December 1 (Tue) – December 25 (Fri), 2026

Opening Ceremony: Thursday, December 3, 2026, 2:00 PM

By invitation only

OSAKA | Grand Front Osaka North Building

December 5, 2026 (Sat) – December 25, 2026 (Fri)

Opening Ceremony: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

By invitation only

■ Choose How You Give: Partnering with Charities to Offer Specific Forms of Support

One of the defining features of the GIVE Machine is that specific forms of support are presented as tangible "items" in collaboration with participating charities. Visitors can choose how they would like to help—from food and daily necessities to education, livelihood support, and humanitarian aid.

In 2026, charities addressing social challenges in Japan and around the world will participate in the Tokyo and Osaka events. For more information about each organization, please see the "List of Participating Charities" in the Appendix.

Participating Charities — Tokyo

Participating Charities — Osaka

■ It's Not a Vending Machine — It's a Giving Machine

The GIVE Machine is an interactive donation kiosk designed to look like a vending machine. Its touchscreen displays specific forms of support, such as food, daily necessities, education, and humanitarian aid, offered by participating charities as "donation items."

Visitors select the items they wish to give and make a donation. Unlike a conventional vending machine, the GIVE Machine does not dispense products to the donor. Instead, participating charities use the donated funds to procure the selected items or provide the corresponding services to people in need.

Donor → GIVE Machine → Participating Charities → People in Need

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints covers all costs associated with the GIVE Machine hardware and its operation. As a result, 100% of donations made through the GIVE Machine go to participating charities to provide the selected items of support.

■ Following Its Japan Debut in 2025, GIVE Machine Expands to Tokyo and Osaka in 2026

In 2025, the GIVE Machine made its Japan debut in Otemachi, Tokyo. During its 32-day run, more than 8,250 people visited, over 4,100 donation items were selected, and total donations reached ¥11,159,500. More than 400 volunteers also helped make the initiative possible.

GIVE Machine 2025 — Key Results

・Visitors: More than 8,250

・Donation Items Selected: More than 4,100

・Meals Provided Through Food Assistance: More than 28,000

・Volunteers: More than 400

・Total Donations: ¥11,159,500

2025 Donation Presentation Ceremony

■ GIVE Machine 2026 Event Overview

TOKYO

Dates: December 1 (Tue) – December 25 (Fri), 2026

Hours: 11:00 AM – 7:30 PM

Venue: Otemachi Tower, B2F, OOTEMORI Mori Plaza

1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Opening Ceremony: Thursday, December 3, 2026, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

By invitation only

OSAKA

Dates: December 5 (Sat) – December 25 (Fri), 2026

Hours: Monday–Saturday, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Sunday, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Venue: Grand Front Osaka, North Building, 2nd Floor

3-1 Ofukacho, Kita-ku, Osaka

Opening Ceremony: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

By invitation only

■ The GIVE Machine Concept

Beyond the pleasure of receiving,

the fun of choosing, the joy of giving,

and the warmth of making someone happy.

The GIVE Machine is designed to offer more than the act of making a donation. By choosing how to help and giving with someone in mind, visitors can experience charitable giving in a way that feels more personal, meaningful, and memorable.

VIDEO | Introducing the GIVE Machine

https://youtu.be/4n8ocsSGdd8?si=JNMOEumMWrggvZKU

■ GIVE Machines Now in More Than 100 Cities Worldwide

Launched in North America in 2017, the GIVE Machine initiative has grown into a global charitable giving experience.

Global Highlights

・Launched in North America in 2017

・Expanded to more than 100 cities worldwide

・More than 3.85 million participants

・Approximately US$70 million in total donations (equivalent to approximately ¥11 billion)

■ Upcoming Announcements

Additional details on donation items, opening ceremonies, special events, and media opportunities in Tokyo and Osaka will be announced in a series of regional press releases beginning in November.

The GIVE Machine initiative is made possible by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This press release is issued by the volunteer-led GIVE Machine 2026 Initiative Committee.

■ APPENDIX 

Participating Charities — GIVE Machine 2026

In partnership with organizations engaged in charitable giving and humanitarian assistance, the GIVE Machine presents specific forms of support as donation items that visitors can select.

Care International Japan

Website: https://www.careintjp.org/

Participating Venues: Tokyo and Osaka

CARE International Japan is a member of CARE, an international humanitarian organization working in more than 100 countries. It is committed to building a fair and inclusive society free from poverty, with a particular focus on empowering women and girls.

CPAO

Website: https://cpao0524.org/

Participating Venue: Osaka

Based in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, CPAO works closely with children, young people, and their families, providing meals, daily-living assistance, counseling, safe spaces, and other forms of comprehensive family support.

Good Neighbors Japan

Website: https://www.gnjp.org/

Participating Venue: Tokyo

Good Neighbors Japan is a certified nonprofit organization working toward "a society filled with children's smiles, where everyone can live with dignity."

The organization supports children both in Japan and overseas. In Japan, its programs include "Good Gohan," which provides food assistance to single-parent households, as well as disaster relief activities.

Homedoor

Website: https://www.homedoor.org/

Participating Venues: Tokyo and Osaka

Based in Osaka, Homedoor is a certified nonprofit organization working toward a society where no one is forced into homelessness.

It supports people who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes through individualized assistance with housing, employment, and daily living, tailored to each person's circumstances.

Japanese Red Cross Society

Website: https://www.jrc.or.jp/

Participating Venues: Tokyo and Osaka

The Japanese Red Cross Society is a humanitarian organization dedicated to protecting lives and health in Japan and around the world.

Its activities include disaster relief, medical services, blood donation programs, international humanitarian assistance, recovery support, and disaster preparedness.

Japan Association for UNHCR

Website: https://www.japanforunhcr.org/

Participating Venues: Tokyo and Osaka

The Japan Association for UNHCR is a nonprofit organization that supports the work of UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, through fundraising and public awareness activities in Japan.

Through its support for UNHCR, the organization helps provide lifesaving assistance and long-term support to refugees and other forcibly displaced people, including emergency relief, shelter, education, healthcare, sanitation, and opportunities for self-reliance.

Second Harvest Japan

Website: https://2hj.org/

Participating Venues: Tokyo and Osaka

Second Harvest Japan, Japan's first food bank, collects surplus food from companies and individuals and distributes it free of charge to people in need.

Guided by its vision of "Food for Everyone," the organization works to provide food assistance and strengthen Japan's food safety net.

Examples of Donation Items

Each GIVE Machine features 30 donation items offered by participating charities.

The donation items shown are examples only and may differ from those available at the event.