Press Releases
Lady Gaga Teacup Raises 6M yen for TOMODACHI Arts Fellowship
May 18, 2012 – The TOMODACHI Initiative, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Universal Music LLC, and Lady Gaga are proud to announce that the Internet auction of Lady Gaga’s “We Pray for Japan” teacup has raised over six million yen...more
Lady Gaga TOMODACHI Auction to Support Artists
April 30, 2012 – Just ten weeks after the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster that hit Japan in March 2011, Lady Gaga arrived in Tokyo. In an MTV Video Music Aid Japan-sponsored press event with U.S. Ambassador to Japan...more
Five Major Japanese Companies Join as Key Partners in TOMODACHI Initiative
April 18, 2012 – Five leading Japanese companies today become the newest partners in the TOMODACHI Initiative, the bilateral public- private partnership launched in 2011 by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and the U.S.-Japan Council....more
Tohoku Children Visit Yokosuka Naval Base
March 30, 2012 – Twenty-one children from the disaster-affected city of Rikuzentakata in northeastern Japan will visit Yokosuka Naval Base on March 30-April 1, 2012 for a special homestay event that will include sports activities. This activity...more
US Women’s Soccer Team Conducts Clinic in Tohoku
March 26, 2012 – As part of the “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative,” the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and U.S. Soccer announced that the U.S. Women’s National Soccer ...more
TOMODACHI, MLB Step Up to the Plate for Japan
March 26, 2012 – The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and TOMODACHI are pleased to welcome the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics to Japan from March 23-30, 2012. The visit highlights the partnership between Major League Baseball (MLB), the MLB Pl...more
Education Program Launch Reception in Washington, DC
February 10, 2012 – U.S. and Japanese leaders gathered at a reception last night to commemorate the launch of educational exchange programs under the TOMODACHI Initiative and celebrate the...more
