What’s New
TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program Final Presentation
On March 27, TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program’s female university students majoring in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at Japanese universities presented the results of a five-week research i...more
Applications Open for the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Program 2023
Recruitment is now open for Japanese nursing students for the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Program 2023! TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program 2023 is now accepting participants and mentors! This program aims to contribute to stre...more
TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program Accepting applications from the next generation of leaders
The U.S.-Japan Council-Japan (Representative Director, Suzanne Basalla), TOMODACHI Initiative started accepting applications today for the TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program 2023, a training program for high school students from all over J...more
First Cohort of the TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program Returns from the U.S. Trip
On March 13, ten Japanese university students selected to participate in the first round of the TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program returned from their training in the U.S. and gave their final presentations in Tokyo....more
Inouye Scholars Immersed Themselves in Life in Japan
On February 28, the TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program held a final presentation in Akihabara, Tokyo, with Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, which partnered with Tokai University in Hokkaido. As this was the program’s final ev...more
Apply Now! TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0
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
TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program Delegation Head to the United States
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
New England Region Celebrates the New Year at the Consulate-General of Japan in Boston
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
