The U.S.-Japan Council-Japan (Representative Director, Suzanne Basalla), TOMODACHI Initiative started accepting applications today for the TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program 2023, a training program for high school students from all over J...more
On March 13, ten Japanese university students selected to participate in the first round of the TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program returned from their training in the U.S. and gave their final presentations in Tokyo....more
On February 28, the TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program held a final presentation in Akihabara, Tokyo, with Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, which partnered with Tokai University in Hokkaido. As this was the program’s final ev...more
Please see the Japanese page for detailed recruitment information. The TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0 -Building Resilient Communities for Future- is a program designed for 18 high school and university students who were living in Iw...more
After three months of preparation, ten TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program delegates met for the first time in person on February 25 at the Japan National Stadium, completed in 2019 and designed to evoke” streng...more
January 31st was the first regional gathering for TOMODACHI Alumni in the new year, and was organized by Felix Garcia, Regional Representative of the New England Region. He brought together 13 TOMODACHI alumni from eight programs and eight cities, an...more
Virtual Orientation on January 21, 2023 The second of three virtual Orientation calls was held on Saturday, January 21 for the ten delegates of the inaugural TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program. Opening remarks were m...more
First Alumni Gathering in Washington D.C. On July 22nd, the very first Alumni Gathering took place in Washington D.C., organized by Kekoa Erber, the Regional Representative of the Washington D.C. and Vicinity Region. He commented, “It was fantastic t...more
The TOMODACHI-U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program for Japanese Undergraduate students seeking careers in the sports industry is open for application now. The program will provide Japanese university students the opportuni...more
TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program for Female Students is a five-week research internship program for 10 female undergraduates from Japan who are majoring in science & engineering (S&E). Held at Rice University in Houston,...more