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

Angela with her fellow co-workers pausing for a picture. There are whiteboards behind them and a work desk in front of them

Angela Lin, EECS '19

“I don’t think I would have gained the appreciation I have for Japanese culture and history now, had I stayed at MIT or

Julia at work in the Hotta-sensei laboratory

Julia Kudryashev, Bio Eng '17

The research is all focused on the development and use of iPSCs and is divided into 5 departments. I worked in the first

Lucy Yang out with co-workers

Lucy Yang, Bio Eng '17

"Back at MIT, I’m working as a lab technician full-time at the Manalis Lab, where I worked previously as a part-time

Aaron Suarez, MEng, EECS '16

As one of the few developers at my company, I took on a lot of responsibility and had to guide myself at times in