About the Program

The TOMODACHI Boeing Entrepreneurship Seminar helps students at high schools, colleges of technology, vocational schools, junior colleges, universities and graduate schools build innovation and leadership skills. Now in its 16th year, the 2026 program again focuses on combining entrepreneurship with STEM education. Run by Code for Japan for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, it offers opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and a global perspective.

Participants learn skills that matter for turning ideas into real-world solutions, such as project planning, problem solving and team-based design and development. With support from Boeing and in partnership with the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan), the program offers preparatory seminars with experts, interactive workshops and networking with STEM research institutions and companies. The program is conducted mainly in Japanese.

Report on the 2025 program (in Japanese)

Program Features

Plan a project on a theme you care about, form a team and develop ideas in a hackathon, refine them with mentoring, and present at the final presentation.
Learn skills for putting ideas into practice in two preparatory seminars. Participants who grow significantly are invited to a training program in the United States, visiting research institutions and incubators and meeting professionals.
Build English communication skills and experience working with people from different backgrounds.

2026 Schedule

Applications for 2026 are closed.

Information session: June 17, 2026 (recording on YouTube, in Japanese)
Preparatory seminars: June 27 and July 11, 2026 (online)
Hackathon: September 11-13, 2026 (Tokyo, three days and two nights)
Team development and mentoring: October-November 2026 (online)
Final presentation: November 7, 2026 (Tokyo), where participants for the U.S. training are selected
U.S. training for selected participants: March 2027

Organizers and Contact

Organizer: U.S.-Japan Council (Japan)
Sponsor: Boeing Japan K.K.
Operator and secretariat: Code for Japan (tomodachi@code4japan.org)