Press Releases
One Hundred Participants Selected for “TOMODACHI Summer 2016 SoftBank Leadership Program” at University of California, Berkeley
～High School Students Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake Participate in a Leadership Program in California～ The TOMODACHI Initiative* (TOMODACHI) and the SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank Group) are pleased to announce that 100 Japanese high sc...moreDeveloping Capabilities of Nursing Students While Fostering Leadership in the Tohoku Region — Students Selected for the 2nd “TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program”
Twelve Participants Chosen from the Three Disaster-Hit Tohoku Prefectures With the aim of fostering the next generation of leaders in Japan and the United States, the TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter, “TOMODACHI”; U.S.-Japan Council President: ...more
MetLife Continues its Support for the TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program, Fostering Women as Global Leaders through 2020
– Currently Recruiting Women Aspiring to be Global Leaders – MetLife Japan has partnered with the U.S.-Japan Council since 2013 in support of the TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program, and has decided to extend its financial suppor...moreDoctor Selected for a Fellowship in the United States for the 4th TOMODACHI Aflac Program
Japanese Doctor Receives Research Grant to Study Pediatric Oncology …...more
Program Investing in the Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Leaders The 2nd TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference To Be Launched
April 1, 2016—From April 8-10, 2016, the TOMODACHI Initiative which invests in the next generation of leaders in the U.S. and Japan, and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd . (hereafter “Daiwa House”) will hold the second TOMODACHI Daiwa House&helli...more
TOMODACHI Fund for Exchanges Renew Their Support for Tohoku
Five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, support for next generation leaders from Tohoku continues March 4, 2016 — Five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI) announced the renewal of support ...more
TOMODACHI Initiative and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Renews Support for the Young Professional Leadership Program
March 1, 2016 – The TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI), a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo that invests in the next generation of leaders in the U.S. and Japan, announced the renewal and continued ...more
