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Past Editions

Natsu Project is still in the early stages of its journey. Our first edition, Natsu Camp ’25, brought together students, mentors, and partners for a week of collaborative, interdisciplinary learning in Sapporo, Hokkaido. This page highlights the people and projects that defined our inaugural year, and more edition overviews will be added as our community continues to grow.

Natsu Camp '25

<Team Members>

Mentors are listed in alphabetical order.

Ria Oyama Natsu Camp '25 Opening

Ria Oyama

Representative Director​

Background Highlights:

  • Founder and Representative Director of Natsu Project

  • Stanford University, M.A.

  • Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center

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Professor Xueji Zhang

Distinguished Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Future of Medicine

  • Guest Professor at University of Tokyo

  • Fellow of 4 prestigious science academies (US, Europe, UK, Russia)

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Kohei Oyama

Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Aerospace Engineering

  • CEO at a Tokyo-based start-up

  • Penn State University, M.S.

  • Bosch Japan (JMP), NTT (Sr. Consultant)

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Shogo Takatsu

Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Music Creation

  • Bosch Japan

  • Keyboardist of Johnnivan

  • Waseda University, B.A.

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Hitoshi Kiyokawa

’25 Class Director​

Background Highlights:

  • ​Executive at a Tokyo-based start-up

  • Keio University, MSE

  • P&G Japan

  • Published in international journals

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Lauren Barnes

Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Literary Criticism 

  • Fulbright Scholar

  • Stanford University, M.A.

  • Hoover Institution (think tank)

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Sharon Shen

Mentor, Impact Lab Director

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Social Innovation and Impact

  • United Nations affiliated international NGO

  • Stanford University, M.A.

  • London School of Economics (LSE), B.A.

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Yifan Xu

Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: International Relations

  • Analyst at Deloitte Japan

  • Stanford University, M.A.

  • Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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KuoChuan Tseng (KC)

Youth Advisor​

Background Highlights:

  • Waseda University, B.A.

  • Peking University, LL.B. 

  • Okuma Memorial Scholarship

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

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Caroline Lin Cheng

Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Medical Data Science

  • Data scientist at Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • Johns Hopkins University, M.S.

  • Published in international journals

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Eric Senkit Suen

Mentor

Background Highlights:

  • Course Theme: Modern Japanese History

  • Ph.D. research at Harvard University

  • Stanford University, M.A.

  • Mitsubishi Research Institute

<Student Capstone Impact Projects>

TEAM 1

RICE:

Reform, いま (now), Climate, Environment ​

Members: Jordan, Junxi, Koto, Satsuki

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TEAM 2

Health Education in Japanese Youth:

Sexual and Reproductive Health in Japanese High Schools

Members: Malaika, Manami, Nodoka, Ruka

 

TEAM 3

Ainu Culture

Members: Hisui, Reika, Sachi, Vani​​

<Theme Music: Call me in Natsu>

Co-Created by Natsu Camp '25 Family​​

  • Composed and produced by Shogo Takatsu

  • Additional sound elements created by Natsu Camp ’25 students and mentors during a collaborative session with Shogo Takatsu

  • Final mixing and mastering by Shogo Takatsu

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