Stories & Experiences

Michelle at the Forum8 office. Her co-worker is holding a drone.

Michelle Xu, Aero/Astro, '20

Forum 8 is a civil engineering and software company. My internship took place in the Miyazaki branch of Forum 8. I

Emily Stanford outside with her friends

Emily Stanford, EECS, '18

"The opportunity to immerse myself in Japan’s culture for an entire summer and learn more about software engineering is

Two people standing in an immersive and colorful gallery with light displays on the floor and walls. This might actually be digital art

Andrew Shea, EECS, '18

I worked with the Interactive Team, which is responsible for taking 3D models and animations produced by the Interative

Alex and a friend playing a game at an arcade near Shibuya

Alex Kimn, Physics, '19

For my internship, SHI offered me a choice between a project focused in bio-medical engineering and another more

Lenna with some of her friends during an outing

Lenna Kanehara, EECS, '22

I worked at Mitsubishi Electric’s research center in Ofuna. My group was the radar group, who is responsible for

Larry wearing a motion capture suit at the Gree office in Tokyo

Larry Wang, EECS, '18

My internship at GREE was incredibly fun and educational. My project involved creating a simulation game for a client to

Brianna at her office desk with a VR headset, computers, monitors, and a gaming steering wheel in front of her

Brianna Igbinosun, CMS, '20

"I want to be a game designer even more now because even with a language barrier I loved the atmosphere and the company

Helen along with other MIT students in Japan

Helen Ho, MEng, EECS, '19

"Through the internship, I think I learned a lot about the work and the fields that I am interested/not interested in

In front of SECOM IS Lab. From left to right: Group Leader Marukawa‐san, Elise Xue and Sub Group Leader Sakurai-­san (mentor)

Elise Xue, EECS, '17

"I am very glad that I took on this internship, because learned a lot from my project. On the surface, the project