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Building Bridges: TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program 2025
From March 1st to 7th, 28 participants from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and the Claremont Colleges consortium, including Pomona College, took part in the TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program. Launched in 2014, the program aims to foster ...more
Future STEM Leaders Participate in Research Internship: 2024-2025 TOMODACHI-Dow Women’s STEM Leadership and Research Program
On February 8, 2025, the U.S. training program for the TOMODACHI-Dow Women’s STEM Leadership and Research Program officially began. Ten Japanese female university students majoring in STEM fields participated in a five-week research internship at Ric...more
Application Open for the TOMODACHI MUFG Sustainable Entrepreneurship Program 2025
The TOMODACHI MUFG Sustainable Entrepreneurship Program is a program for high school students throughout Japan. Based on the idea that “entrepreneurship” and “leadership” are something that everyone can possess and demonstrate, through the curriculum...more
TOMODACHI Initiative – Remembering 3.11 and Looking Toward the Future
On March 11, 2025, as we mark the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, we once again extend our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in this unprecedented disaster. We also offer our heartfelt sympathies to…...more
Application Open for the TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program 2025
The TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program is a training program for high school students from all over Japan who will lead the next generation and contribute to the U.S.-Japan relations in the future. Through homestays and school visits, stud...more
TOMODACHI Amway Japan Foundation Tohoku Future Leader Program 2025 Launches
The TOMODACHI Amway Japan Foundation Tohoku Future Leader Program 2025, which aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders in the Tohoku region, has begun in Kesennuma, Miyagi. 16 high school students from Kesennuma City have been selected to par...more
TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities 2024 Participants Visit Northrop Grumman Corporation
On January 20, 2025, participants of the “TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities” 2024 program visited Northrop Grumman Corporation, the program’s sponsor. A total of 15 individuals, including three program alumni, gathered...more
Tohoku TOMODACHI Alumni Gathered to Learn about the Great East Japan Earthquake and for an Evening of Networking
The TOMODACHI Alumni Gathering in Tohoku was held on Saturday, February 8 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. The first program was a visit to the Ishinomaki City Okawa Elementary School Ruins in Ishinomaki City, to hear the story of Mr. Toshiro&hellip...more
