Press Releases

Program Investing in the Next Generation of U.S.-Japan Leaders The 2nd TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference To Be Launched

  April 1, 2016—From April 8-10, 2016, the TOMODACHI Initiative which invests in the next generation of leaders in the U.S. and Japan, and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd . (hereafter “Daiwa House”) will hold the second TOMODACHI Daiwa House&helli...more

The Government of Japan Announces Strengthening of Partnership and the TOMODACHI Fund for Exchanges Renew Their Support for Tohoku

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TOMODACHI Initiative and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Renews Support for the Young Professional Leadership Program

March 1, 2016 – The TOMODACHI Initiative (TOMODACHI), a public-private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo that invests in the next generation of leaders in the U.S. and Japan, announced the renewal and continued ...more

Supporting Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Launch of the TOMODACHI Suntory Fukushima Mirai Music Program

Students from Fukushima Futaba Mirai Gakuen High School to Perform with the New York Philharmonic February 22, 2016 — Suntory Holdings Limited (Suntory) has partnered with the TOMODACHI Initiative, a public-private partnership between the U.S.-...more

TOMODACHI Initiative, SoftBank Group Corp. Announce the Summer 2016 Leadership Program

～Japanese Tohoku High School Students Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake Participate in a Workshop in California～ February 3, 2016 — The TOMODACHI Initiative (hereafter “TOMODACHI”) and SoftBank Group Corp. (hereafter “SBG”) are please...more

The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Conduct “2016 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program” — 20 High School Students from Iwate, Japan Participated in the Rose Parade —

January 12, 2016 — The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (“Honda”) conducted the “2016 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program,” a two-week long cultural exchange program in Los Angeles, California from December 26, 2015 through ...more

TOMODACHI Initiative Announces New Partnerships, Strengthening the Investment in the Next Generation of Japanese and American Leaders

November 9, 2015 – The TOMODACHI Initiative, which invests in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders, announced new partnerships that will further invest in the next generation Japanese and American Leaders. The announcement was made du...more