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A Year in Japan

Selected reports from scholarship recipients

Since the establishment of our Scholarship Fund in 1988, 248 scholarship recipients have benefited from our career development program.

The following excerpts from their reports offer a glimpse into their daily lives and experiences.

Since 2018, scholarship recipients have been asked to address a specific focus topic related to Japan, in addition to sharing their personal impressions.

2025

Mariko Kanaji
Final Report from Schwyz
Nicolas Zurbuchen
Midterm Report from Nagoya
Focus Topic: User Interface in Japan
Robin Peter
Midterm Report from Fukuoka
Focus Topic: A Deep-Dive into Guarantors
Nicole Tamer
Midterm Report from Fukuoka
Focus Topic: Kaizen in Modern Japan

2024

Miriam Flück
Final Report from Tokyo
Luca Saporita
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Ramona Hagnauer
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: A Comparison between the Legal Education Systems of Japan and Switzerland
Vanessa Gantenbein
Midterm Report from Kobe
Focus Topic: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Clinical Chemistry: A Comparative Study of Japan and Switzerland
Angela Moussongui
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Overtourism and the Consequences
Ezra Rentsch
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Accessible Tourism in Aging Societies

2023

Miriam Flück
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: A Comparative Exploration of Cultural Tourism Models
Mariko Kanaji
Midterm Report from Zurich
Focus Topic: Facing the Challenge of Aging Societies: A Comparison between Switzerland and Japan

2021

Kaori Shimizu
Midterm Report from Aargau
Focus Topic: Comparison of how Sustainability is considered in the Tourism Sector in Switzerland and Japan

2020

Danting Wu
Midterm Report from Kyoto
Focus Topic: The Current Situation of Handling Sexual Abuse in Japan and Switzerland, with an Emphasis on Gender Oppression Perceived from Japanese Language
Nina Matti
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality in Japan
Roger Pfeifer
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Japan’s Challenges with its Immigration Policies and its Effects
Lukas Schmid
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Recruitment in Japan and Switzerland

2019

Yasmine El-Safty
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Comparison of the Health Insurance Systems of Switzerland and Japan
Timo Dätwyler
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Animal Welfare in Japan and Switzerland
Clara Payro
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Waste Management

2018

Tanja Berner
Midterm Report from Niigata
Focus Topic: Dental Health System in Japan and Switzerland – Differences and Similarities in Education
Simon Ma
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Focus Topic: Promotion of E-Government
Lukas Müller
Midterm Report from Tokyo
Maya Schweizer
Midterm Report from Tokyo

2017

Jean-Marc Sujata
Final Report from Tokyo
Deniz Arslan
Midterm Report from Kyoto
Manuela Küng
Midterm Report from Tokyo

2016

Luca von Felten
Final Report from Tokyo

2015

Daniel Kaluza
Final Report from Kyoto, Kobe and Tokyo

2014

Sarah Ehrensperger
Final Report from Tokyo

2013

Judith Lenherr
Midterm Report
Robin Oswald
Final Report from Yokohama
Simone Brunner
Final Report from Tokyo
Luca Orduña
Midterm Report from Tokyo

2012

Yves Ammann
Midterm Report
Daniel Kaluza
Midterm Report
Jacqueline Tschumi
Midterm Report

2011

Simon Hilber
Midterm Report
Lucas Kruettli
Final Report
Dominik Seger
Final Report
Aurelia Tamo
Final Report

2010

Ralph Schildknecht
Final Report
Flurina Bieler
Final Report
Aris Maroonian
Final Report
Victoria Watts
Final Report

2009

Marco Breitler
Final Report
Moinat Gérard
Final Report
Kuhn Nicole
Final Report
Alexandre Prestele
Final Report
Dominique Ursprung
Final Report

2008

Franziska Buenzli
Final Report
Michael Greeff
Final Report
David Iselin
Final Report
Esther Krieger
Final Report

2007

Boris Danev
Final Report

2006

Steve Carrupt
Final Report
Jeroen Steen
Final Report

2005

David Braun
Final Report
Silvia Küng
Final Report
Filip Krnja
Final Report
Roland Schmucki
Final Report
Beat Wieland
Final Report

2003

Benjamin Hartmann
Final Report