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Voices of Jelper Club Members - Anton Schonweis, Harvard '27: Anton’s journey with Jelper Club
This edition spotlights Anton, a Munich‑born polymath whose path has already zig‑zagged from competitive table‑tennis courts in Germany...
Jul 233 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Kanon Asari, Middlebury College ’27
This installment spotlights Kanon Asari from Sendai, Japan, who completed a bilingual Japanese‑English International Baccalaureate...
Jul 172 min read


Hollywood Dreams, Japanese Roots: USC’s Aditya Mishra on Bridging Global Stories through Jelper Club
This time, we had the pleasure of speaking with Aditya Mishra , a Canadian-born, Japan-raised student who is now in his second year of...
Jun 303 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members - From New York City to Tokyo’s Startup Scene: Federico Gruson on Turning a Cross-Cultural Upbringing into a Global Business Career
In this edition we sit down with Federico Gruson , a native New Yorker whose Colombian roots, quarter-Japanese heritage, and curiosity...
Jun 183 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members - Kaho Sakemi, USC '26: From ASIJ to USC, Forging a Path in Data Analytics and Animal Welfare
This time, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kaho Sakemi , an internationally minded student who was born in Shanghai, completed her...
Jun 112 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Joe Kojima, University of Pennsylvania ’27
This time we spoke with Joe Kojima , a bicultural bio-engineering student who shuttled between the United States and Japan while growing...
May 262 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Koki Shimamune Expanding Horizons through Economics at Cambridge
We sat down with Koki Shimamune (島宗 昂生) , a second-year economics student at the University of Cambridge and recipient of a Sasakawa...
May 203 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Kane Scott, University of St Andrews ’25: From Scottish Classrooms to Japan’s Tech Frontier
With final exams just around the corner, Kane Scott is wrapping up a Computer Science degree at the University of St Andrews and lining...
May 113 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Praneel Khiantani, Harvard University '28
This week, we shine the spotlight on Praneel , a first-year student at Harvard University majoring in both Computer Science and...
Apr 164 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Yuta Hata, Harvard University '27
In this interview, we speak with Yuta Hata, who began honing his English skills and soccer talents at an international school from a...
Apr 103 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Kako Hayashi, Bocconi University '26
This time, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kako, a globe-trotting student who spent her early years in the Philippines, completed...
Apr 54 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Jan Scherrer Bridging Quantitative Finance and a Passion for Japanese Culture
We recently caught up with Jan Scherrer, a master’s student in Quantitative Economics and Finance at the University of St. Gallen, who’s...
Mar 142 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Jiulian Gutierrez, Imperial College London '23: Bridging Neuroscience and Japanese Culture
We recently spoke with Jiulian Gutierrez, a recent graduate of Imperial College London, whose journey combines neuroscience, Japanese...
Mar 142 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members — Reiki Komiya, Nanyang Technological University ‘27
We recently sat down with Komiya Reiki, a sophomore at Nanyang Technological University whose international upbringing across Singapore,...
Mar 143 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members -- Aldo from Harvard: Bridging AI Development and Japanese Culture Through Technology
We recently spoke with Aldo Stefanoni, a 4th-year college student at Harvard University, who secured an AI engineering internship at...
Jan 283 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members -- Sezim Yertanatov from Harvard University: Breaking New Ground in Japanese Tech
This time, we spoke with Sezim Yertanatov, a Computer Science senior at Harvard University, who completed an internship at Reazon, a...
Jan 123 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members -- Jinyu Huang from UT Austin
This time, we spoke with Jelper Club Member Jinyu Huang, a 2024 graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, who secured a marketing...
Dec 13, 20243 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members -- Wing Yeung Pun from University of St. Andrews: Bridging East and West in Japan's Marketing Scene
This time, we spoke with Wing Yeung Pun, a 2024 graduate from the University of St. Andrews, who secured a remote marketing position with...
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members - Hikaru Un from University of British Columbia: Bridging Tech and Culture in Tokyo's Startup Scene
This time, for "Voices of Jelper Club Members," we spoke with Hikaru Un, a student at the University of British Columbia, who secured...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Voices of Jelper Club Members – Kushal Chattopadhyay from Harvard University: Exploring Opportunities in Japan through AI and Robotics
This time, we spoke with Kushal Chattopadhyay, a student at Harvard University, who recently secured an opportunity to work in Japan...
Oct 17, 20244 min read
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