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Join Us! 2024 Next Generation Summit “Voices Unleashed: Unlocking Potential, Creating Impact”
This year’s dynamic Next Generation Summit is designed to explore and amplify the diverse voices shaping our future. This event is structured around three core components, each tailored to unleash potential and inspire impactful action: Sunday, Septe...more
New USJC President and CEO Audrey Yamamoto meets with TOMODACHI alumni on her first trip to Japan
On May 25, 2024, eight TOMODACHI alumni were able to meet the new USJC President and CEO, Audrey Yamamoto for a nice stroll around Imperial Palace in Tokyo followed by lunch. The outdoor event in the beautiful weather stimulated the…...more
APPLY NOW!: TOMODACHI Virtual Talk Sessions
Updates about TOMODACHI, plans for alumni programs and new TOMODACHI pillars will be shared by the U.S.-Japan Council management. This will be a safe space where you can share what is on your mind. We want to build opportunities together…...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework: Kyushu Regional Event “Election Voting Trends and Implications for the 2024 Election”
TOMODACHI Kyushu Regional Framework co-hosted the seminar with Japan American Society of Fukuoka on June 10, 2024. The U.S. Consulate of Fukuoka welcomed Bridgett A. King, PhD from University of Kentucky to talk about “Election Voting Trends and Impl...more
The U.S. Training for the TOMODACHI Boeing Entrepreneurship Seminar
From March 25 to March 30, 2024, the TOMODACHI Boeing Entrepreneurship Seminar U.S. training was held and five participants selected from among the program participants took part in the training program on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The program emph...more
The 10 Japanese Female STEM Students Return Home Empowered with Diversity Mindsets
From February 10 to March 13, 2024, 10 participants of the “TOMODACHI-STEM Women’s Leadership & Research Program” engaged in research internships at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and Rice University in Texas. Prior to their depar...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework: Kansai Regional Event
The TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework, Kansai region networking event was held on April 13, 2024. It was a memorable first event focused on what TOMODACHI alumni could do at the ”Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan”, taking place exactly one year&hellip...more
TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Framework: New England Regional Event
On April 27,2024, TOMODACHI alumni in New England region and USJC New England members gathered for a picnic to share snacks and conversation in a cozy corner of Boston Common amidst the bustling energy of the Boston Japan Festival weekend.…...more
