US- JAPAN COUNCIL
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
TOMODACHI INITIATIVE: THE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATEPARTNERSHIP, LED BY USJC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO WITH SUPPORT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN. TOMODACHI INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAPANESE AND AMERICAN YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN. IN 2012, THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL (JAPAN) WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOMODACHI IN JAPAN. USJC (JAPAN) IS A REGISTERED PUBLIC INTEREST CORPORATION (KOEKI ZAIDAN HOJIN) AND MAINTAINS OFFICES IN TOKYO. IN 2018, TOMODACHI PROGRAM AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS TOTALED 1,038 YOUNG PEOPLE IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 38 PROGRAMS. SINCE INCEPTION, MORE THAN 8,700 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN TOMODACHI PROGRAMS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES AND PREFECTURES. MAJOR TOMODACHI PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY USJC (US) IN 2018 INCLUDED:TOMODACHI SUMMER 2018 SOFTBANK LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM TOHOKU PARTICIPATED IN A 3-WEEK LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT UC BERKELEY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT Y-PLAN (YOUTH, PLAN, ACTION, NOW!), A PROJECT-BASED CIVIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO ADDRESS REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TOMODACHI PRUDENTIAL ALUMNI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS AN ALUMNI NETWORK OF TOMODACHI PARTICIPANTS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF A TOMODACHI PROGRAM. ALUMNI REMAIN CONNECTED TO A COMMUNITY THROUGH REGIONAL NETWORKS, ON-GOING PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.TOMODACHI METLIFE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM - 50 FEMALE JAPANESE UNDERGRADUATES AND 50 JAPANESE MID-LEVEL, CAREERPROFESSIONAL WOMEN ARE PAIRED TO BUILD STRONG MENTOR-MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS OVER TEN-MONTHS. FINAL PRESENTATIONS ARE PREPRED BY TEAMS BASED ON THEIR TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND NEW YORK.TOMODACHI MORGAN STANLEY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM - 12 JAPANESE STUDENTS TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR TWO WEEKS WORKING WITH 9 AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM THE WASINGTON CENTER. IN TEAMS THEY LEARN ABOUT CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN AND CREATE PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.TOMODACHI DISABILITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM - OVER FOUR MONTHS, THREE YOUNG JAPANESE WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERNSHIP WITH A DISABILITY-FOCUSED GOVERNMENT OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IN BOSTON. TRAINEES MEET FOR WEEKLY LEADERSHIP SEMINARS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS. U.S. EMBASSY-KEIO SFC-TOMODACHI ENTREPRENEURSHIP SEMINAR - THIS EDUCATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM FOSTERS NEXT GENERATION LEADERS WHO ASPIRE TO RECONSTRUCT, REVITALIZE, AND DEVELOP THE FUTURE OF JAPAN. 14 TEAMS OF 40 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE AND DVELOP TEAM PRESENTATIONS. THE WINNING TEAM TRAVELS TO THE SILICON VALLEY.TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI INOUYE SCHOLARS PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES 100 JAPANESE STUDENTS AND 100 AMERICAN STUDENTS TO TRAVEL TO AMERICA AND JAPAN FOR A 10-DAY YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM. JAPANESE AND AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES ARE PAIRED FOR THE EXCHANGE. TOMODACHI EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM (ELP) - ELP IDENTIFIES, CULTIVATES AND EMPOWERS A NEW GENERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS. 12 LEADERS AGED 24-35 ARE SELECTED ANNUALLY TO ATTEND THE USJC ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSIP EDUCATION TRAINING AND DEVELOP LIFELONG PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FRIENDSHIPS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7MProgram 2 [2018]
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WATANABE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS, ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD), JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (JALD), WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP, REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND JAPAN, NETWORKING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE NETWORKING, JAPAN FLOOD FRIENDSHIP FUND AND COMMUNICATIONS. THE 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN TOKYO, JAPAN ON NOVEMBER 8-9,2018. THE THEME, "PARTNERING FOR IMPACT TODAY,INVESTING IN A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW" BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 750 AMERICAN AND JAPANESE LEADERS TO DISCUSS ISSUES INCLUDING SUSTAINABILITY, PHILANTHROPY, AGING POPULATIONS, WOMEN'S LEADERSHP AND NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP.ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD): SIX ELECTED STATE LEGISLATORS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND REGIONS TRAVELED TO TOKYO, OSAKA AND KYOTO, JAPAN FOR ONE WEEK TO MEET WITH KEY JAPANESE LEADERS. DELEGATES SPOKE AT A SYMPOSIUM IN OSAKA, JAPAN WITH OVER 125 ATTENDEES. JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION PROGRAM (JALD): PROGRAM PROVIDES 10 JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS TO TRAVEL TO TOKYO TO ENGAGE WITH JAPANESE LEADERS ACROSS SECTORS. THREE DELEGATES PARTICIPATED IN A SYMPOSIUM IN YAMAGUCHI. WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP: USJC ORGANIZED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN'S GOAL OF ADVANCING WOMEN IN JAPAN. IN 2018, USJC HELD FIVE REGIONAL WOMEN'S IN LEADERSHIP EVENTS IN FIVE CITIES. REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S AND JAPAN: THE USJC HELD REGIONAL PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JAPANESE AND AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER TO HEAR SPEAKERS AND EXPLORE AREAS OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATION IN 11 REGIONS. WATANABE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS: THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR A SEMESTER OR YEAR-LONG STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM. IN 2018-19, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 20 JAPANESE STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO 18 AMERICAN STUDENTS STUDYING IN JAPAN. JAPAN-TEXAS ECONOMIC SUMMIT: MORE THAN 400 LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT TEXAS, OTHER PARTS OF THE U.S. AND JAPAN CONVENED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. USJC HOSTED THE SUMMIT IN COLLABORATION WITH NEARLY 50 CITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT TEXAS. ISSUES DISCUSSED INCLUDED TRADE AND INVESTMENT, OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION, SISTER CITY TIES AND PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGES. GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE NETWORKING: AN ANNUAL CONSULS GENERAL- JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS MEETING IS SPONSORED BY THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND ORGANIZED BY THE USJC AND THE EMBASSY OF JAPAN. JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS ARE SELECTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSULS GENERAL FOR A DISCUSSION WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT LEADERS. THE 2018 MEETING WAS HELD IN CHICAGO.JAPAN FLOOD FRIENDSHIP FUND: IN RESPONSE TO EXTREME FLOODING IN JULY 2018 IN WESTERN JAPAN, THE USJC ESTABLISHED THE JAPAN FLOOD FRIENDSHIP FUND WITH FOUR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO FOUR JAPANESE NPO'S PROVIDING ON-THE-GROUND RELIEF AND RECOVERY. COMMUNICATIONS - USJC MAINTAINS AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CURRENT PROGRAMS, MEMBER NEWS, CURRENT EVENTS AND TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE TO THE US-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP. USJC PUBLISHES A BI-WEEKLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER AND ISSUES REGULAR PRESS RELEASES ABOUT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.1MProgram 3 [2018]
SILICON VALLEY JAPAN PLATFORM:THE SILICON VALLEY JAPAN PLATFORM (SVJP) IS AN INITIATIVE OF USJC ANDTHE ASIA PACIFIC INITIATIVE). SVJP AIMS TO CONNECT THE TECHNOLOGICAL DYNAMISM OF SILICON VALLEY WITH THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF ECONMIC REVITALIZATION IN JAPAN. IN 2018, SVJP HELD MONTHLY PROGRAMS FEATURING SPEAKERS ON CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS AND ORGANIZES WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS WITH CORPORATE LEADERS. AN ANNUAL RETREAT BRINGS TOGETHER SVJP MEMBERS WHO ARE TOP U.S. AND JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY LEADERS TO DISCUSS FUTURE TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE SILICON VALLEY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$866.7K
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