Press Releases

Now Recruiting for the TOMODACHI Summer 2018 SoftBank Leadership Program

～Japanese Tohoku High School Students to Participate in Workshop at University of California, Berkeley～ January 31, 2018 — The TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (hereafter “SBG”) are pleased to announce that the “T...more

U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty Hosts the TOMODACHI Initiative Reception and Welcomes Partnership to Enhance U.S.-Japan Relations

  U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. Hagerty Hosts the TOMODACHI Initiative Reception and Welcomes Partnership to Enhance U.S.-Japan Relations December 6, 2017 － The TOMODACHI Initiative, administ...more

Sumitomo Corporation extends partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative to provide the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program

December 04, 2017 U.S.-Japan council (Japan) Sumitomo Corporation   Sumitomo Corporation (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Kuniharu Nakamura) and the U.S.-Japan Council (Chiyoda-ku, Tok...more

The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Continues Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Connecting Japan and the United States

June 29, 2017 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative Sumitomo Corporation The TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Continues Nurturing Next Generation Leaders Connecting Japan and the United States U.S.–Japan Council (Japan) (O...more

One Hundred Participants Selected for “TOMODACHI Summer 2017 SoftBank Leadership Program” at University of California, Berkeley ～High School Students Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake Participate in a Leadership Program in California～

June 9, 2017 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) TOMODACHI Initiative SoftBank Group Corp. One Hundred Participants Selected for “TOMODACHI Summer 2017 SoftBank Leadership Program” at University of California, Berkeley ～High School Students Affected by the Gr...more

The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Conduct “2017 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program” — 20 High School Students from Fukushima, Japan Participated in the Rose Parade —

January 13, 2017 – The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”) held the “TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program 2017“, a two-week long cultural exchange program in Los Angeles, California from December 26, 2016 t...more

Three Young Japanese Leaders with Disabilities Selected for the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in America – Working Toward a Community of Independence and Mutual Cooperation –

As a continued effort to cultivate the next generation of leaders, the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, is initiating the TOMODACHI Disability Leadership Program in Ameri...more

TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy Brings Together Students and Teachers from Japan and the United States

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502, Toshiba) and the TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI), a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, announced that the TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership A...more

2016 Scholars Selected for the “TOMODACHI Suntory Music Scholarship Fund”

Suntory partnered with TOMODACHI to establish this scholarship fund in 2013. For three years starting in 2014, the program provides scholarships to Japanese students for three music schools in the United States, with preference given to students from...more