Please see the Japanese page for detailed recruitment information. The TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0 -Building Resilient Communities for Future- is a program designed for 18 high school and university students who were living in Iw...more
After three months of preparation, ten TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program delegates met for the first time in person on February 25 at the Japan National Stadium, completed in 2019 and designed to evoke” streng...more
January 31st was the first regional gathering for TOMODACHI Alumni in the new year, and was organized by Felix Garcia, Regional Representative of the New England Region. He brought together 13 TOMODACHI alumni from eight programs and eight cities, an...more
Virtual Orientation on January 21, 2023 The second of three virtual Orientation calls was held on Saturday, January 21 for the ten delegates of the inaugural TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program. Opening remarks were m...more
The final presentation of the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program was held online on December 11. Opening remarks was made by Junko Tsuda, Executive Director of the U.S.-Japan Council-Japan. Then, the students who participated in the ...more
(2022 report meeting on the return to Japan) The application for the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program 2023 is open now. Please click below to download the application materials. This scholarship is offered to undergraduate students,...more
The TOMODACHI Goldman Sachs Music Outreach Program was held from October 26, 2022, with approximately 480 students participating in a song and dance workshop. This program was launched in 2013 to support children in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate prefe...more
First Alumni Gathering in Washington D.C. On July 22nd, the very first Alumni Gathering took place in Washington D.C., organized by Kekoa Erber, the Regional Representative of the Washington D.C. and Vicinity Region. He commented, “It was fantastic t...more
On November 11, 2022, TOMODACHI Story Jam for Youth with Disabilities concluded its 9-week, from September to November, digital storytelling and youth leadership program that brought together five Japanese and five American college students and young...more
On October 28, 2022, U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference held its first in-person conference since 2019 in Shibuya, Tokyo. The theme was The Great Reconnect: Strengthening Alliances, Partnerships and Communities, and nearly 700 individuals joined th...more