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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
Apply Now! TOMODACHI-U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program
The TOMODACHI-U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Sports Leadership Program for Japanese Undergraduate students seeking careers in the sports industry is open for application now. The program will provide Japanese university students the opportuni...more
Application ended: 2022-2023 TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program
TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership and Research Program for Female Students is a five-week research internship program for 10 female undergraduates from Japan who are majoring in science & engineering (S&E). Held at Rice University in Houston,...more
Very First Hybrid TOMO-KIN Monthly Gathering Reconnects 20 Alumni In-Person
On July 9, 2022, the very first hybrid TOMO-KIN was held at the WeWork Iceberg Building in the popular Harajuku Area of Tokyo. Nearly 20 alumni gathered who represented various industries like education, design, tech, nonprofit, and media; and were&h...more
First Alumni Gathering in Boston Commemorating Expansion of TOMODACHI Regional Framework to the United States
On June 30, 2022, TOMODACHI Alumni gathered in Boston for the first time under the TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework that expanded to the United States for the first time this year. Participants shared that they had been waiting for such…...more
The TOMODACHI Boeing Keio SFC Entrepreneurship Seminar Midterm Report
On May 22, 2022, TOMODACHI Boeing Keio SFC Entrepreneurship Seminar Midterm report was held online. This year’s program started in December 2021; twenty-three (23) high school and university students participated. In order to delve deeper and build ...more
