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TOMODACHI Dallas-Sendai Young Ambassadors Enlightened and Motivated After Sendai Visit
On July 7, 2014, nine participants from the Dallas-Sendai Young Ambassadors Program visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to partake in a roundtable discussion regarding their newfound, shared affinity for Sendai, Miyagi after staying with Japanese hos...more
Participants of the TOMODACHI Japan Junior Society Junior Fellows Program Return After Eye-Opening Experience
On July 24, 2014, ten American high school students participating in the TOMODACHI Japan Junior Society Junior Fellows Program returned to the U.S. having completed a three-week cultural immersion in Japan. This program consisted of some sightseeing ...more
Recruiting High School Students from Miyagi to Visit California
The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Motor Co., Ltd (“Honda”) are currently recruiting high school students from Miyagi prefecture for the TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program!...more
Rising young leaders from Tohoku Prepare for TOMODACHI Summer 2014 MUFG International Exchange Program
The TOMODACHI Summer 2014 MUFG International Exchange Program participants met each other for the first time in Sendai, Miyagi and Koriyama, Fukushima on June 8, and Morioka, Iwate on June 15 for a program orientation. This summer marks the third ye...more
TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program U.S. Delegates Return with Renewed Focus Towards U.S.-Japan Relationship
On June 27, 2014, the ten member U.S. delegation participating in the TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program capped off a week of cultural immersion, professional engagement, and international business correspondence...more
First TOMODACHI Inouye Scholars Travel to Japan
In June 2014, two of the four U.S. universities (DePaul University and Loyola Marymount University) participating in the TOMODACHI Inouye Scholars Program sent their student delegations to Japan....more
Three Japanese University Students Selected for the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholars Program
On June 24, 2014, leaders, supporters, and professors from the TOMODACHI Initiative, Sumitomo Corporation, the Study Abroad Foundation, Keio University, and Tohoku University joined together at the American Center in Japan to award...more
Deputy Chief of Mission Kurt Tong visit Takata High School for a Roundtable with TOMODACHI Alumni
On June 17, 2014, the U.S. Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission Kurt Tong, with his wife Dr. Mika Marumoto, made his inaugural visit to Takata High School,...more
