On March 9, the TOMODACHI Initiative held a reception and roundtable in Tokyo in commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. TOMODACHI announced further support for the rebuilding of Tohoku and the fostering of tomorrow’s leaders…
KOTA OKUDA has a wealth of experience working in the jewelry industry and collaborating with fashion designers. Originally from Niigata Prefecture, he received his with first class honors at Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London. Further achievements include winning…
From August 16 to 21, 2016, eight students from the music club of Fukushima Futaba Mirai Gakuen High School traveled to the United States to participate in a workshop with the New York Philharmonic
On August 19-21, 2016, over sixty leaders consisting of alumni of the TOMODACHI Emerging Leaders Program, the TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program, and other U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) Associate Members under the age of 40 gathered from across the United States…
From July 31-August 7, 2016, 16 high school students and eight teachers from Japan and the United States came together at Yoyogi National Olympic Center in Tokyo on the TOMODACHI Toshiba Science & Technology Leadership Academy.
Mariko Nakajima is half Japanese and half American, and she grew up in London, England. She became a TOMODACHI intern at the Tokyo office from February 2016 for five full months during her gap year before beginning University in the…
“I was able to have confidence in my leadership style thanks to my team members,” said Kazuki Kokubun, participant of the TOMODACHI Generation Global Leadership Academy 2016.
From July 22 to August 5, 2015, twenty four young Japanese leaders with disabilities from all over Japan joined the ADA25 Celebration in Washington, D.C. organized by National Council on Independent Living (NCIL).