What’s New
Recruitment Open for the TOMODACHI SMBC Shaka-kachi Leadership Program
TOMODACHI SMBC Shaka-kachi Leadership Program*¹ aims to nurture the next generation of leaders who are passionate about addressing social issues and taking action, targeting university students from across Japan. Over approximately six months, partic...more
TOMODACHI Amway Japan Foundation Tohoku Future Leader Program 2025: U.S. Trip Inspires a New Vision for Kesennuma
From March 25 to April 3, 2025, fifteen high school students from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, traveled to the United States for the TOMODACHI Amway Japan Foundation Tohoku Future Leader Program 2025. This seven-month leadership development program ...more
Application Open: TOMODACHI-Dow Women’s STEM Leadership and Research Program 2026
TOMODACHI-Dow Women’s STEM Leadership and Research Program offers a five-week internship experience tailored to a diverse cohort of 10 female students majoring in STEM in Japan. Our primary goal of this program is to further diminish the gender gap i...more
Recruitment Open for the TOMODACHI Women’s Empowerment Program 2025
The TOMODACHI Women’s Empowerment Program is a leadership program designed to address the pressing gender gap in Japanese society. In the 2024 World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index, Japan ranked 118th out of 146 countries, with deeply rooted ...more
TOMODACHI-Dow Women’s STEM Leadership and Research Program Concludes with Final Presentation
On March 27, 2025, the final presentation of the TOMODACHI-Dow Women’s STEM Leadership and Research Program was held in Tokyo. Approximately 20 people, including program participants and stakeholders, attended the event. Representing the participants...more
Exciting Update: Breakout Session Now Official for the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2025
Registration for the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit (NGS) has been officially open, and we want YOU to be there! What’s NGS? It’s the biggest TOMODACHI alumni event of the year — a chance to reconnect, meet new people, learn, get…...more
Alumni Program: TOMODACHI GLA 2.0 – Application Open
The TOMODACHI Generation Global Leadership Academy 2.0 will be held under the theme of “What does GLOCAL Leadership mean to you?” The program will take place on September 27–28 and December 23–24, 2025, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, and Tokyo. Part&...more
TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program 11th Cohort Completed East Coast Training
From March 3 to 8, 2025, ten students of the 11th cohort of the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program participated in the East Coast Training program held in New York and Washington, D.C. The students gathered in New York…...more
