Fukushima's Yamakiya Taiko Group in Washington, DC
The Yamakiya Taiko Group of Fukushima did a series of performances in the Washington, DC area as part of the annual Cherry Blossomn Festival. More >> Photos from Festival >>
Video: At the Kennedy Center >> At St. Paul's School for Girls >>
Students Create Jobs, Help Recovery in Tohoku
Students from Aichi Gakuin University who won an award at the TOMODACHI-supported entrepreneurship competition earlier this year are seeking to turn their business plan into reality, in order to create jobs and help Tohoku reconstruction. Read Japan Times article >> Read about business plan competition >>
Tohoku Children Visit Yokosuka Naval Base
Twenty-one children from the disaster-affected city of Rikuzentakata in northeastern Japan will visit Yokosuka naval base on March 30-April 1, 2012 for a special homestay event that will include sports activities. More >> Photos from tour of USS George Washington >>
TOMODACHI, MLB step up to the plate for Japan
Major League Baseball players conducted a baseball clinic for kids in Ishinomaki, as part of the MLB Opening Series games played in Tokyo on March 28-29. More >>
TOMODACHI-MLB-MLBPA Partnership >> Photos: Clinic >> US Embassy Ceremony >>
Video: MLB >> TOMODACHI & baseball >>
"Japanese Student Voices on 3.11" in Washington, DC
Participants in the TOMODACHI-sponsored program "Japanese Student Voices on 3.11" were in Washington, DC on March 6-11, as part of their 3-week trip to the United States. Background >> Photos >>
More Photos from GWU symposium >>
Symposium Audio: Students >> Faculty >>
Lady Gaga Auction Raises 6 Million Yen to Help Young Japanese Artists
The auction of Lady Gaga's "We Pray for Japan" teacup raised over six million yen, or approximately $75,000 USD, to support the TOMODACHI Arts Fellowship Program. The TOMODACHI Initiative congratulates Lady Gaga on her continued commitment to Japan and thanks both her and the successful bidder for their support for the TOMODACHI vision. More >>
TOMODACHI at Japan Premier of Men In Black 3
TOMODACHI was at the Japan premier of the new movie Men In Black 3 on May 8 in Tokyo. Young people from the Tohoku region, volunteers who went to Tohoku, and US Navy personnel who served in Operation Tomodachi got the chance to meet actors Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin, as well as see the movie.
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Americans Tell Us Why They Love Japan, What It Means to be a "Tomodachi"
At the recent Sakura Matsuri Street Festival in Washington, DC, we asked Americans to tell us why they love Japan and what it means to be a friend -- a "tomodachi". Here is what they told us in photographs. More >>
Ayaka's Story: Tohoku Student Gives Moving Remarks at TOMODACHI Event
Ayaka Ogawa, a recent high school graduate from Iwate Prefecture, spoke at the April 18th TOMODACHI event along with top executives from Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Watch her moving and inspiring remarks on our YouTube Channel >>
USJC to Launch TOMODACHI Tohoku Challenge at Stanford University on April 25
The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) will launch the USJC Entrepreneurship Leadership Board (UE-LAB) and the TOMODACHI Tohoku Challenge (TTC), a new business competition supporting entrepreneurs with game changing ideas for Japan, at an event at Stanford University on April 25th. Leading entrepreneurs and thought leaders from around the world will participate in a lively discussion about emerging challenges and opportunities for innovation, investment, and entrepreneurship in post-earthquake Japan. More >> Event Registration >>
Five Major Japanese Companies Join as Key Partners in the TOMODACHI Initiative
Toyota Motor Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced on April 18th that they will become the newest partners in the TOMODACHI Initiative. The contributions from these firms – amounting to over $4 million – will be used to create a new "TOMODACHI Fund for Exchanges," as well as to strengthen TOMODACHI's administrative capabilities. More >>
