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TOMODACHI Alumni Joined U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference
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
Next Generation Summit 2022: First hybrid event successfully held in Tokyo
On October 27th, 2022, the Next Generation Summit 2022 took place for the first time in a hybrid style under the theme of “the Next Age of Leadership” in Tokyo. Over 100 participants gathered both in-person and virtually, including TOMODACHI alumni,&...more
2022-23 TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program Kicks Off
In September, Lehigh University and Rice University launched the 2022-23 TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program with a series of virtual workshops and cultural exchanges. The TOMODACHI-STEM program offers research internship opp...more
High school students from the first “TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program” traveled to the U.S. to deepen their understanding of U.S. history and culture
From August 10 to 20, 2022, the inaugural TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program was held, and fourteen high school students selected from all over Japan participated in the program in California. The program’s goal is to aim for the next&hell...more
TOMODACHI Boeing Keio SFC Entrepreneurship Seminar: U.S. Training in Hawaii
TOMODACHI Boeing Keio SFC Entrepreneurship Seminar’s U.S. trip was held from August 21 to 26, 2022; four students selected from the program participated in the training on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The program started in December 2021; 23 high scho...more
College Students from Japan and U.S. Tackle Ongoing Social Challenges during a Two-Week Program in Washington, D.C.
From August 8 to August 19, 2022, Building the TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program was held after a two and a half year hiatus due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Eight university students from Japan and six U.S. students&he...more
TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program Held Pre-Trip Seminar 1 and 2, and U.S. Study Tour
On June 18-19, 2022, the 7th TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program held its pre-trip seminar 1 in Sendai, Japan, and ten nursing students selected from all over Japan attended it. This was the first in-person training session that the&h...more
American High School Students in California Learned Leadership and Resiliency through Virtual Program
11th TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program started with virtual orientation on May 9th and concluded with a Final Presentation on August 6th. On May 9th orientation, Kanetsugu Mike, Chairman at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and Suzanne Basa...more
