Press Releases

The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Continues Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Connecting Japan and the United States

June 28, 2018 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative Sumitomo Corporation   The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Continues Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Connecting Japan and the United States   U.S.–Japan Coun...more

One Hundred Participants Selected for “TOMODACHI Summer 2018 SoftBank Leadership Program” at University of California, Berkeley

June 14 2018 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative SoftBank Group Corp.   One Hundred Participants Selected for “TOMODACHI Summer 2018 SoftBank Leadership Program” at University of California, Berkeley ～High School Students from Tohoku Part...more

TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program Alumni Community Launches to Commemorate Program’s Fifth Year

Joint Press Release TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program Alumni Community Launches to Commemorate Program’s Fifth Year Network will support young women beyond institutional frameworks   TOKYO, June 11, 2018 – To commemorate the fifth ann...more

Building Capabilities of Nursing Students While Fostering Leadership in the Tohoku Region Students Selected for the 4th “TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program”

                                                                                                                                                                                                     June 8, 2018 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Building Capa...more

Now Recruiting for the TOMODACHI Summer 2018 SoftBank Leadership Program

～Japanese Tohoku High School Students to Participate in Workshop at University of California, Berkeley～ January 31, 2018 — The TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (hereafter “SBG”) are pleased to announce that the “T...more

U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty Hosts the TOMODACHI Initiative Reception and Welcomes Partnership to Enhance U.S.-Japan Relations

  U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty Hosts the TOMODACHI Initiative Reception and Welcomes Partnership to Enhance U.S.-Japan Relations December 6, 2017 － The TOMODACHI Initiative, administ...more

Sumitomo Corporation extends partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative to provide the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program

December 04, 2017 U.S.-Japan council (Japan) Sumitomo Corporation   Sumitomo Corporation (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Kuniharu Nakamura) and the U.S.-Japan Council (Chiyoda-ku, Tok...more

The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Continues Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Connecting Japan and the United States

June 29, 2017 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative Sumitomo Corporation The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Continues Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Connecting Japan and the United States U.S.–Japan Council (Japan) (O...more