Press Releases
Sumitomo Corporation and TOMODACHI Initiative Launch TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholars Program
– Promotes Education and Fosters Next Generation Leaders in the United States and Japan – TOKYO, JAPAN, December 13, 2013 – Sumitomo Corporation (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura) has partnered with the U...more
Toshiba and TOMODACHI Initiative Launch TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy
– Promotes STEM Education and Fosters Next Generation Leaders in the United States and Japan – December 13, 2013 – Toshiba Corporation announced today the launch of the TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy. This marks t...more
TOMODACHI Initiative and Suntory Partner to Establish the TOMODACHI Suntory Music Scholarship Fund
Suntory Holdings Ltd. has partnered with the U.S.-Japan Council to establish the TOMODACHI Suntory Music Scholarship Fund to create opportunities for young Japanese to study at top music schools in the United States. Beginning in 2014 and running for...more
Goldman Sachs Gives becomes a Proud Sponsor of The TOMODACHI Initiative
Their support for the “TOMODACHI Gold Star Roadshow” will help connect young Americans and young Japanese through a shared love of music and the performing arts. TOKYO, September 9, 2013 – Goldman Sachs announced today that it has become a…...more
Celebrating the Launch of “Building the TOMODACHI Generation: A Partnership to Engage U.S. and Japanese University Students in Social Problem-Solving,” a Two-Week Seminar in Washington, D.C.
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC), in collaboration with the U.S.-Japan Research Institute (USJI) and the U.S.-Japan Council’s (USJC) TOMODACHI Initiative, are launching “Building&...more
American Councils Launches TOMODACHI Youth Exchange Program 2013
Washington, D.C., June 13, 2013 – American Councils for International Education and the U.S.-Japan Council today announced the launch of the TOMODACHI U.S.-Japan Youth Exchange Program. Developed and implemented by American Councils, the exchange pr...more
Morgan Stanley Becomes a Proud Sponsor of the TOMODACHI Initiative
June 19, 2013 – Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that it has become a sponsor of the TOMODACHI Initiative, a groundbreaking public-private partnership launched following the Great East Japan Earthquake to invest in the ...more
One Hundred Japanese High Schoolers Selected For “TOMODACHI Summer 2013 SoftBank
May 22, 2013 – The TOMODACHI Initiative and SoftBank are pleased to announce that 100 Japanese high school participants have been selected to participate in the “TOMODACHI Summer 2013 SoftBank Leadership Program.” The program, fully...more
