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.
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).
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