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Applications Open for the 8th TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program
The TOMODACHI Initiative and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) are recruiting American high school students to participate in the 8th TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program! Eligibility: High school students from Southern California For mo...more
Applications Open for the 2019 TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in America
Applications are now open for the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in America. Please see the Japanese Page for the details....more
Applications Open for the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Program 2019
Recruitment is now open for Japanese nursing students in Tohoku for the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Program 2019! The TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program aims for the participants to help strengthen disaster nursing in Japan ov...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework: Tohoku-Hokkaido Region, Fukushima Team Hosts “TOMO Tour in Aizu”
On November 24, 2018, the “TOMO Tour in Aizu” event themed around “food” was hosted in Kitakata City by the Fukushima Team, representing the TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework Tohoku-Hokkaido Region’s Theme Event. Around twenty people, including TOM...more
Final Session of the 8th U.S. Embassy-Keio SFC-TOMODACHI Entrepreneurship Seminar: The Winning Teams with the Best Business Plans Selected
On December 8, 2018, the final session of the 8th U.S. Embassy-Keio SFC-TOMODACHI Entrepreneurship Seminar took place at Tokyo Midtown. In the final review, the six teams that were selected to participate based on the mid-way review presented their b...more
Participants of the 2018 TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program Complete Their Training in Boston
From August 3 to December 4, 2018, Kana Takahashi, Keiji Oka, and Tomoshige Kabetani participated in the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program. Over the course of four months, the trainees engaged in a spectrum of activities, including an intensive...more
Over 900 Students and Faculty Inspired by the Young Americans through the TOMODACHI Goldman Sachs Music Outreach Program
From September to November 2018, the American nonprofit organization the Young Americans visited public elementary and junior high schools in the Tohoku region of Iwate and Fukushima Prefectures. The Young Americans conducted six workshops for the TO...more
Female Students Meet with Professional Women in STEP3 of the TOMODACHI High School Women Career Mentoring Program in Fukushima 2018
From December 15 to 16, 2018, STEP3 of the TOMODACHI High School Women Career Mentoring Program in Fukushima 2018 supported by the TOMODACHI Combini Fund was held at the National Olympic Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo. This year, the participating&he...more
