Press Releases
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
Supporting Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Launch of the TOMODACHI Suntory Fukushima Mirai Music Program
Students from Fukushima Futaba Mirai Gakuen High School to Perform with the New York Philharmonic February 22, 2016 — Suntory Holdings Limited (Suntory) has partnered with the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership between the U.S.-...more
TOMODACHI Initiative, SoftBank Group Corp. Announce the Summer 2016 Leadership Program
～Japanese Tohoku High School Students Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake Participate in a Workshop in California～ February 3, 2016 — The TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (hereafter “SBG”) are please...more
The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Conduct “2016 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program” — 20 High School Students from Iwate, Japan Participated in the Rose Parade —
January 12, 2016 — The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”) conducted the “2016 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program,” a two-week long cultural exchange program in Los Angeles, California from December 26, 2015 through ...more
TOMODACHI Initiative Announces New Partnerships, Strengthening the Investment in the Next Generation of Japanese and American Leaders
November 9, 2015 – The TOMODACHI Initiative, which invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders, announced new partnerships that will further invest in the next generation Japanese and American Leaders. The announcement was made du...moreLawson and FamilyMart Create the TOMODACHI Combini Fund, Supporting the Rebuilding of Tohoku and Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders
November 9, 2015 — During the TOMODACHI Reception at the U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference held November 9-10, the TOMODACHI Initiative*1 (TOMODACHI) (President, Irene Hirano Inouye) administered by the U.S.-Japan Council and invests in the ...more
