Press Releases
MetLife and the TOMODACHI Initiative Open Applications for Future Global Women Leaders to Join TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program for its Fifth Year
TOKYO, 29 May 2017 – MetLife Japan and the TOMODACHI Initiative are pleased to announce the open-application process for the fifth year of the TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program (TMWLP). The application process begins on May 29 and closes o...more
TOMODACHI Initiative Announces Further Support for the Rebuilding of Tohoku and Fostering the Next Generation of Leaders
March 10, 2017 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative Announces Further Support for the Rebuilding of Tohoku and Fostering the Next Generation of Leaders March 10, 2017 – The TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI), a public-private partnership tha...more
Now Recruiting for the TOMODACHI Summer 2017 SoftBank Leadership Program
～Japanese Tohoku High School Students Participate in a Workshop at University of California, Berkeley～ February 1, 2017 — The TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (hereafter “SBG”) are pleased to announce the “TOMODAC...more
The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Conduct “2017 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program” — 20 High School Students from Fukushima, Japan Participated in the Rose Parade —
January 13, 2017 – The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”) held the “TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program 2017“, a two-week long cultural exchange program in Los Angeles, California from December 26, 2016 t...more
Three Young Japanese Leaders with Disabilities Selected for the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in America – Working Toward a Community of Independence and Mutual Cooperation –
As a continued effort to cultivate the next generation of leaders, the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, is initiating the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in Ameri...more
TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy Brings Together Students and Teachers from Japan and the United States
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502, Toshiba) and the TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI), a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, announced that the TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership A...more
2016 Scholars Selected for the “TOMODACHI Suntory Music Scholarship Fund”
Suntory partnered with TOMODACHI to establish this scholarship fund in 2013. For three years starting in 2014, the program provides scholarships to Japanese students for three music schools in the United States, with preference given to students from...more
Microsoft Japan partners with the TOMODACHI Initiative and Launches a Program that Invests in Next Generation Global Leaders
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (Microsoft Japan) announced the launch of a new partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI), a public-private partnership led by the U.S.-Japan Council and U.S. Embassy in Tokyo that invests in the next generation ...more
