Kirkland’s award-winning Rikki Rikki Restaurant will participate in Red White Unite, an organized fund raiser through Peace Winds America to benefit the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The event is taking place on April 6 at several area restaurants simultaneously, with all donating 10 percent of their sales to the organization.

Peace Winds is partnering with Seattle Japan Relief to mobilize funds quickly in support of immediate relief efforts. Seattle Japan Relief is a collaboration of Japanese American and Japan related cultural, educational, and civic organizations standing together to promote relief and recovery following the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan.

Rikki Rikki General Manager, Keigo Sorajo and owner, Masahiro Terada, both natives of Japan, want to help in any way they can. “This is something we can do to help the people in Japan. We encourage our guests to join us on April 6 for this fund-raising event,” Keigo said.

Rikki Rikki offers a wide variety of authentic Japanese dishes, including high quality sushi and sashimi, in many cases utilizing signature dressings, sauces and marinades, unavailable in any other restaurant. Rikki Rikki was voted “Best Asian Cuisine” by the Kirkland Reporter in 2010. For more information, visit www.rikkirikki.com.