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TOMODACHI Alumni Leadership Program: The Fourth Session of the Fukushima KaoLINK Project Takes Place in Minamiaizu – Participants Connect Scents and Colors to Express Feelings of Fukushima
On April 29 and 30, 2017, thirteen students, ranging from high schoolers to graduate school students, traveled to Minamiaizu, Fukushima to participate in the Fukushima KaoLINK Project. The students arrived with hopes of using scents to rebrand the re...more
TOMODACHI Food Innovation for Regional Sustainability in Tohoku (FIRST) Program: Japanese Food Industry Leaders Inspired to Ignite Change in Tohoku
From May 1 – May 13, 2017, eight young Japanese leaders dedicated to revitalizing the food industry in Tohoku traveled to Seattle, Washington for the 2017 TOMODACHI Food Innovation for Regional Sustainability in Tohoku (FIRST) Program This program ai...more
2017-2018 TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program
U.S. Embassy Tokyo and the TOMODACHI Initiative, with dedicated support by MetLife Japan, launched the TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program (TMWLP) in 2013 with the objective to develop the next generation of globally active women leaders. Th...more
Recruitment Open for the TOMODACHI High School Women Career Mentoring Program in Fukushima supported by the TOMODACHI Combini Fund
TOMODACHI High School Women Career Mentoring Program in Fukushima supported by the TOMODACHI Combini Fund provides career support to second-year high school women living in Fukushima prefecture. Through special sessions with students who have studied...more
TOMODACHI Generation Global Leadership Academy 2017 Held in Tohoku for the First Time – The Winning Team Presents their Action Plan at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the U.S. Embassy
From March 18 – 20, the TOMODACHI Generation Global Leadership Academy (GLA) 2017 was held in Miyagi Prefecture, with 49 TOMODACHI alumni from Tohoku currently attending high school or university participating in workshops to nurture global perspecti...more
TOMODACHI Goldman Sachs Female Entrepreneurship Support Program: Discussions on Improving Work-Life Balance
On March 27, a symposium on “Work-Life Balance at Social Enterprises and Nonprofit Organizations” took place at Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd as part of the TOMODACHI Goldman Sachs Female Entrepreneurship Support Program. Japan has a significantly low...more
Forty College Students from New England Attend the 4th TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference
From April 7-9, 2017, forty college students (twenty Japanese and twenty American) from across New England convened in Boston for the fourth TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference. The TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference ...more
Participants Develop Their Own Leadership Styles Through the TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program
From February 20 – March 24, 2017, twenty-five TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program participants visited Seattle, Washington to participate in a four week experiential leadership training program. The TOMODACHI Microsoft...more
