The TOMODACHI Tanaka Sangyo Agricultural Exchange Initiative is an 8-month leadership development program that brings together 20 undergraduate level students from partner institutions in Niigata, Japan and Texas, the United States. The program focuses on agriculture as a central subject…
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.
Kei Imai is an alumnus of the TOMODACHI Disaster Resilience Leadership Training Program and is currently a researcher in a laboratory at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Economics, Graduate School of Medicine, at The University of Tokyo. He is…
In this interview, we interviewed Hiromu Nagatomo, a current town council member for Inawashiro, Fukushima. He is also the founder of Inabishi Corporation, whose mission is to create new local industries by harmonizing environmental conservation and economic development by utilizing…
This month’s alumni highlight features Ayano Hirose, one of six speakers at the TOMO Voice Speech Contest during the Next Generation Summit 2025. Ayano is an alumna of the TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Study Abroad Scholarship Program. Speaking on this year’s…
This month’s alumni highlight features Hisashi Kojima, one of six speakers at the TOMO Voice Speech Contest during the Next Generation Summit 2025. Hisashi is an alumnus of the TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program 2017. He is…
On July 19, 2025, a Tohoku regional event was held in Iwate Prefecture and five TOMODACHI alumni attended the event. We were honored to welcome Mr. Satoki Oba, who is active in Otsuchi Town, as our guest speaker. His talk…
On August 11, 2025, 12 TOMODACHI alumni from theHokkaido region gathered at Machinaka space COVO to hold a networking event for Hokkaido alumni. We were honored to have two special guests : Mr. Jeff Freeman, Public Affairs Officer at the…
Kanto Regional Event with Hibakusha Storyteller Koko Kondo was really emotional, meaningful, and incredibly impactful. Organized by TOMO Alumni Regional Rep Emily Wilson and TOMO Alum Koh Matsuki, partnering with 1Future productions. The main message of the day was the…
On August 3, 2025, the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit brought together over 170 people from all ages and backgrounds and fields, from high school students all the way to seasoned professionals for a dynamic day filled with inspiration, learning, and…
