A 5-year-old girl from Aichi Prefecture decided to have her waist-length hair cut in January so it can be made into wigs for children who have suffered hair loss from cancer or other illnesses.
Momoko Kanda was prompted to donate her hair, which had never been cut since she was born, after recalling a girl she saw wearing a hat during a prolonged hospital stay last year.
When Momoko was hospitalized for a month in April for a fever and rashes, she would often go to the play room with her mother. She often saw a girl wearing a hat there who was slightly older than her, quietly reading a book.