{}

Tomodachi Menu

  • Top
  • Previous Issues
  • Topic
  • Country/Region

Close

Vol.16

G7 Japan 2016

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received a document from participants in the 2016 Junior Summit in Mie reporting on the results of their deliberations (April 2016).

  • PDF
Feature

Messages from Tohoku

Feel the Vibrant Spirit of Tohoku

A Lively Fishing Port: Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture

Ishinomaki, a city in Miyagi Prefecture, is located less than three hours by train north of Tokyo. Before the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011, the city had been one of Japan’s biggest fishing ports. 

The Road to Revival

Overseas Students and Local Leaders Working Together Towards Recovery and Beyond

As the cold winter wind blew outside, a group of young people from abroad visited enterprises in the areas hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake, discussing business strategies passionately. They were students from the Harvard Business School (HBS) with Professor Hirotaka Takeuchi, also of HBS. Their visit to Japan consisted of two weeks of fieldwork in the school’s Immersion Experience Program, an elective course in the second year of the MBA program.

Japanese Strength Bringing Innovations to Their Fullest Potential

Pigments Born in Fukushima Coloring the World

Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, located 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Tokyo, is home to Merck’s Onahama Site, one of several Japanese production facilities of the German-based worldwide leader in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and life science industries. The factory is a pivotal production and R&D base for effect pigments and functional materials, serving as a pillar of the company’s global business.

Japan to Host G7 Summit in 2016

At a press conference in Germany following the Group of Seven Summit at Schloss Elmau on June 8, 2015, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke about the site of the 2016 G7 Summit and Japan’s responsibilities as the host country.

The Senkaku Islands:
3 Commonly Held Misconceptions

Many of the recent media stories about the Senkaku Islands seem to be based on mistaken notions. Here we examine some of the most commonly held misconceptions.

Moments of Prime Minister Abe

Prime Minister Abe traveled to the United States in March and to Europe in May and met with leaders of the G7 countries and other dignitaries.

Japanese People Contributing Worldwide
An Acclaimed Master of French Gastronomy

Fumiko Kono, a Japanese culinary creator, has won international acclaim in the world of French gastronomy. Kono graduated at the top of her class at Le Cordon Bleu, the famous cooking academy in Paris, in 1997.

Japanese People Contributing Worldwide
Speaking to the World with Music

Internationally active conductor Tomomi Nishimoto studied classical music from an early age under the influence of her mother, a music school graduate. 

Japanese People Contributing Worldwide
Bringing Safe Drinking Water to the World

With just a spoonful of white powder stirred into a beaker of brown, cloudy water, the dirt visibly clumps together and the water starts to clear. “Be it in Bangladesh or Tanzania, even if there’s a language barrier, when I conduct this demonstration, people ooh and aah, and faces break into smiles.

Wagashi :
Traditional Japanese Confections

Akafukumochi

Akafukumochi , a specialty of Ise in Mie Prefecture, is a traditional Japanese sweet with a history going back some 300 years.

Friends of Japan
Shogi ─ A Japanese Game Wins a Devotee from Poland

The traditional Japanese game of shogi has a distinct sound: a sharp click as wooden pieces, called koma , are strategically placed on a burnished board.

Friends of Japan
Sharing Min’yo , Japan’s Folk Music Tradition

When Canadian Maud Archambault took up the shamisen in 2001, a year after landing in Japan, out of a desire to learn something culturally distinct, little did she imagine it would lead her to center stage of Japan’s highly traditional folk music world.

The JET Programme:
A Great Way to Experience Japan
Joining a Network Spanning Japan and the Globe

I came to Japan on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme in 2011, eager to take advantage of the opportunity to live and work abroad.

The JET Programme:
A Great Way to Experience Japan
Providing Support While Building Relationships

My decision to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme was strongly influenced by an interest in teaching English, which I first experienced as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mozambique.
 
 
{}