Voices
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Felix Garcia
In this interview, we spoke with Felix Garcia, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Boston with a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology and a minor in Japanese. Felix is an alum of the TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership&helli...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Yukina Matsuda
In this interview, we spoke with Yukina Matsuda, a third-year student majoring in Public and Civic Studies in the Department of Social Studies at Waseda University’s Faculty of Education. Yukina participated in the 2019 TOMODACHI Summer SoftBan...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Alumni Intern: Aya Kaneko
For this interview, we talked with Aya Kaneko, who was an Alumni Social Media Intern from August 2023 to May 2024. She is a Sakura Scholar at American and Ritsumeikan Universities, studying Global International Relations and Affairs. She worked at&he...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Hannah Fulton
For this interview, we talked with Hannah Fulton, who is an Alumni of the Toshizo Watanabe Study Abroad Scholarship Program 2022-2023. She is also currently a TOMODACHI Alumni Program Intern, and is part of the TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework tha...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Nanako Saito
For this interview, we talked with Nanako Saito, an alumni of the TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program, who is also a former Regional Mentor of the Hokkaido Region. She is a teacher of English at a Sapporo City high school,…...more
Q&A with TOMODACHI Program Participants and TOMODACHI Alumni: Yui Higashikawa
For this interview, we talked with Yui Higashikawa, an alumni of the 2022 TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities. Yui currently works as a remote waitress called OriHime Pilot, who are operating OriHime robots. for the Avatar Robot Cafe&hell...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Highlight: Yuuki Sato, from TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2023
For this highlight, we are featuring the speech given by Yuuki Sato at the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2023 Reception. Yuuki is an alumni of the TOMODACHI Summer 2016 SoftBank Leadership Program. He became interested in a farmers’ market that&he...more
Power of TOMODACHI :”Yota Kishimoto” TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go For Gold Sports Leadership Program
TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go For Gold Sports Leadership Program alumni,Yota Kishimoto was selected by his colleagues to speak on their behalf at the Awards Ceremony held at the Roppongi Hills Club in March 2023. He ended his speech saying,…...more
