On April 18, a roundtable titled “Powering the Tech Revolution: Meeting the Increased Energy Demand” was held at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. The event was co-hosted by the U.S. Read More
The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) and U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) are pleased to announce the recipients of the Mineta Ambassadors Program (MAP) for the 2025-2026 academic year. This grant program supports… Read More
We are excited to announce that registration for the TOMODACHI Next Generation Summit 2025 is now open! This highly anticipated event will bring together passionate leaders from around the world… Read More
On April 6th, the USJC NorCal region gathered for a Hanami celebration at USJC Board Member Mino Tsumura’s (Deloitte & Touche LLP) home, bringing together 50+ members and friends to… Read More
On April 17, the Shin-Issei Affinity Group focused its quarterly networking event on alumni of the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) with shin-issei backgrounds. Moderated by Steering Committee member Yuko… Read More
We are pleased to welcome the following new members to the Council (joined in April 2025): Hawaii Meli James(Honolulu, HI)Co-Founder, Mana Up Hawaii, LLC Tomoko Valdez (Honolulu, HI)General Manager at… Read More
From March 8 to March 15, 2025, the TOMODACHI Tanaka Sangyo Agricultural Exchange Initiative: Climate and Food System Awareness Program held its in-person U.S. training portion of the program in… Read More
Recap written by Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong and Ann Teranishi, JALD ’25 members. The 2025 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) recently returned from an inspirational and action-packed visit to Japan from February… Read More
From March 3 to 8, ten students of the eleventh cohort of the TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program participated in the East Coast training program in New York and Washington,… Read More
From March 1 to 7, 28 participants from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and the Claremont Colleges consortium, including Pomona College, took part in the TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Program. Read More