Actor Tom Cruise and Ambassador John Roos sign a banner in support of the TOMODACHI Initiative.
Tom Cruise showed his support for the people of Japan and the TOMODACHI Initiatve on December 1st at the Roppongi Hills complex in downtown Tokyo. He met with residents of Fukushima Prefecture before a preview fan screening of his new movie, "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol."
On September 4th?10th, 2011, a group of JALD alumni with strong backgrounds in NPO/NGO activities traveled to Japan. They used their collective experiences as a springboard for meetings with business, government, NPO/NGO and political leaders from Japan.
"We were all inspired by the dedication, commitment and passion of the emerging new NPO/NGO leaders in Japan who are involved in the rebuilding of the Tohoku area."
From our friends at the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders:
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A record 82 percent of Japanese report having friendly feelings toward the United States, according to results of an annual government poll released Sunday, in the first such survey taken since the American military’s huge humanitarian effort last spring in Japan’s tsunami-ravaged northeast.
While the United States has consistently scored highly in the Cabinet Office’s annual poll of attitudes toward foreign countries, the latest result was the highest since the survey began in 1978. Only 16 percent of respondents reported not having a friendly attitude toward the United States, the lowest such result ever.
Local news outlets said the results reflected the good will created here by Operation Tomodachi, or “friend,” in which 20,000 American military personnel members and 20 warships helped with rescue and relief operations after the deadly earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
