Press Releases
The 15th TOMODACHI Boeing Entrepreneurship Seminar Launches
A prototype-centric entrepreneurship program for students in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) The TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”), a public-private partnership led by the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) (Headqua...more
TOMODACHI MUFG Sustainable Entrepreneurship Program 2024 Applications commence on Monday, April 15
April 15, 2024 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Program for high school students held by the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group TOMODACHI MUFG Sustainable Entrepren...more
TOMODACHI Tanaka Sangyo Agricultural Exchange Initiative -As Climate Change Advances, Both Japan and the United States Consider the Future of Agriculture-
April 10, 2024 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative Tanaka Sangyo -As Climate Change Advances, Both Japan and the United States Consider the Future of Agriculture- TOMODACHI Tanaka Sangyo Agricultural Exchange Initiative University student...more
TOMODACHI Kibou for Maui Program: Learn How Tohoku Recovered through the Lens of Sustainability, Culture, Business & Leadership
Learning Resilience from the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery- Maui Students Build Strength after Wildfire Disaster TOMODACHI Kibou for Maui Program Learn How Tohoku Recovered through the Lens of Sustainability, Culture, Business & Leadership...more
Now Recruiting for the TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0
March 8, 2024 The U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative SoftBank Group Corp. The U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (hereafter “SBG”) are pleased to announce that this yea...moreTRF Regional Rep Qualification and Responsibilities
With just over 10,000 alumni who have come out of over 350 TOMODACHI programs since inception, it can be a challenge to reach everyone. Still, the power of the TOMODACHI Generation is the network and the high engagement of youth…...more
Announcing USJC Japan’s Next Executive Director – Masahiro (Mark) Ikeno
The U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) (Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Suzanne Basalla) is happy to announce that Masahiro (Mark) Ikeno joined the U.S. Japan Council (Japan) on May 1 as the Tokyo-based Executive Director, succeeding Junk...more
TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program Accepting Applications for its Eighth Cohort
The TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program, a partnership between The U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) (Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Suzanne Basalla) and Johnson & Johnson Japan, is now recruiting ten nursing student...more
