TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - A wave of anonymous donations of toys and money to underprivileged Japanese children in the name of a comic hero was spreading on Tuesday, cheering a nation still shadowed by the impact of a sluggish economic recovery.
Scarcely a day goes by without another mention of donations in the name of "Tiger Mask," a cartoon series dating back to the 1960s whose hero, Naoto Date, is a professional wrestler who fights wearing a tiger mask. Himself an orphan, he makes contributions to children's homes.
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