On August 1, 2024, the U.S.-Japan Council will begin accepting applications for the TOMODACHI – U.S.Embassy Go for Gold Leadership Program, 2024-2025 Program Year. The program is designed to play a crucial role in building a “TOMODACHI Generation” of...more
On July 4, 2024, the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program post study abroad presentation and award ceremony was held, attended by scholarship recipients and members of involved. At the presentation session, ten 10th-cohor...more
On June 23, the orientation program for the TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0 was held online. This 6-month program started in June 2024, is designed for high school and university students (who were living in Iwate, Miya...more
On July 7, 2024, the TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program orientation was held online, attended by 20 high school students selected from all over Japan, two teachers, and program staff. During the orientation, participants who were meeting e...more
The application is now open for the TOMODACHI Boeing Entrepreneurship Seminar 2024. This program, now in its 14th year, aims to develop individuals who are capable of embracing challenges with diverse values and perspectives and to foster cultural an...more
On May 22, the 33rd Business Advisory Board (BAB) Meeting was held at the Tokyo American Club. Under the leadership of Vice Chair of the Board of Councilors Masaaki Tanaka, U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) welcomed Board of Councilors (Japan) Member...more
On June 18, 2024, TOMO-KIN Summer 2024 was held at fabbit Marunouchi, and commenced with remarks from our Executive Director Mark Ikeno. With 25 people in attendance, they experienced a thoughtful presentation by our guest speaker, Mr. Goshi Y...more
The ten 9th cohort students of the 2024 TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program and two mentors were selected. The participants were a diverse group, spanning the country from Tohoku, Kanto, Kansai, and Okinawa, with different school year...more
On May 18, 2024, a workshop on “Growth mindset” was led by alumni Hitomi Shinada, as part of the Hokkaido Regional Event. The seven participants shared their recent interests with one another through the open discussions, learned about two types&hell...more
The TOMODACHI Initiative has launched the TOMODACHI MUFG Sustainable Entrepreneurship Program 2024. The program is a leadership development program for high school students across Japan that focuses on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fosters...more