TOMODACHI Initiative

TOMODACHI Initiative

A public-private initiative forged after the Great East Japan Earthquake to invest in Japan's next generation and deepen relations between the U.S. and Japan.

  • TOMODACHI - Ayaka Ogawa's Remarks (日本語, English Subtitles)
    On April 18th, CEOs from four of Japan's top companies -- Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company -- spoke at an event announcing their new partnership with the TOMODACHI Initiative. After the event, everyone was talking about the remarks of a young woman named Ayaka Ogawa. Watch Ayaka's moving and inspiring speech. (Japanese with English subtitles).
    24 August 2012, 6:08 am
  • TOMODACHI and Baseball
    Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. visited the town of Minamisanriku.
    17 August 2012, 12:57 pm
  • New TOMODACHI Blog!
    Hi Everyone,

    This is our new TOMODACHI blog. Here we plan to share with you the newest content from our events! We're working on getting a podcast up on iTunes too so keep checking back here!
    -TOMODACHI
    16 August 2012, 1:07 am
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