The TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program is a training program for high school students from all over Japan who will lead the next generation and contribute to the U.S.-Japan relations in the future. Through homestays and school visits, stud...more
Hosted by the U.S.-Japan Council in partnership with the U.S. Embassy Tokyo and in collaboration with leading sports industry partners LA84 Foundation in Los Angeles and LeadOff Sports in New York, this year’s TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Go...more
The participants of the TOMODACHI Boeing Entrepreneurship Seminar had their long-awaited in-person meeting in Yokohama on February 19th, 2024. During the fieldwork, conducted in four groups, they utilized the analogy method, based on their own insigh...more
On March 1st and 9th, 2024, participants from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and Howard University recounted their journeys in the TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program, respectively. This ten-day youth exchange program fosters cultural unde...more
Alumni gathering was held on February 24th, 2024. Several new alumni showed up for the Brazilian BBQ dinner. One even came from a neighboring city, which was very exciting to see an alumni willing to travel a bit farther to participate.…...more
15 New England region TOMODACHI alumni and friends gathered on January 25th, 2024 at a bustling izakaya in Cambridge MA for an entertaining dinner, rekindling friendships and engaging in spirited conversations. The vibrant atmosphere was accompanied ...more
Building the TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program is currently recruiting candidates for its 2024 program, which will take place from August 4 – August 20, 2024 (tentative). The Building the TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Am...more
Deadline Extended! New Deadline: Tuesday, April 30, 11:59 p.m. Application Form Please see the Japanese page for detailed recruitment information. The TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0 -Building Resilient Communities for Future- is a p...more
The final presentation of the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program was held online on December 11th, 2023. Opening remarks were made by Mark Ikeno, Executive Director of the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan). Participants Tsubasa Eshima, Maho...more
TOMODACHI Amway Japan Foundation Tohoku Future Leader Program 2024 started in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture. Sixteen high school freshmen and sophomores from the city have been selected to participate in the seven-month program, which consists...more