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TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program
The TOMODACHI Initiative has selected ten Americans from both business and government sectors to travel to Japan on the 2013 TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program! ...more
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Dialogue with TOMODACHI Students
On May 31, 2013, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin met with 6 TOMODACHI Generation students at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. During the discussion, the Senator addressed a vast array of issues from international concerns in Syria and North Korea to the significan...more
2nd TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program 2013
On May 25, 2013, twenty six high school students and several teachers from Southern California participated in the orientation for the 2nd TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program 2013...more
TOMODACHI Donation Boxes in Lawson Convenience Stores
The Lawson Group is supporting the TOMODACHI Initiative by placing TOMODACHI donation boxes in their Lawson convenience stores in Japan nationwide from June 1!...more
Ambassador Roos Roundtable with TOMODACHI Generation in Kesennuma
On May 23, 2013, U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visited Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, and met with Mayor Shigeru Sugawara, as well as ten local middle and high school students ...more
2nd U.S.-Japan Council Japan Week Symposium 2013
The U.S.-Japan Council held its second U.S.-Japan Council Japan Week in Tokyo from May 27-30, 2013....more
TOMODACHI Women’s Leadership Program
Twenty mentees and mentors have been selected for the Women’s Leadership Program! ...more
Student Workshop on Energy Futures
During the week of May 13, TOMODACHI Initiative cooperated with the US Embassy, US Department of Energy and Toshiba Corporation to convene discussions on Japan and US energy policy with high school and college students. Five total events were...more
