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Toranomon, 4 Chome−3−1
Twenty first floor
Minato city, Tôkyô, 105-6021
Japan

Chaeran Jin

Procrastination has been Chaeran’s enemy for more than a decade now. She has pinpointed the origins of this problem to be perfectionism and optimistic nihilism. Chaeran explains the psychological and philosophical bases behind procrastination, and teaches us how to avoid this dreaded condition.

Hitomi Nakamura

Experiencing a mental breakdown in her old high school, Hitomi talks about her journey of detaching herself from an identity as a diligent student and finding her own meaning of happiness through encounters with adults with unique perspectives and visions for their future. Along with that, she discusses the importance of finding what happiness means to every one of us and the danger of being obsessed with socially constructed meaning of success and happiness.

Julianne Tan

After overcoming her own issues with her body image, Julianne started to notice the harmful effects of the body positivity movement on social media. Julianne talks about the problems of the current movement and how we can flip the script to promote a healthier version of body positivity.

Komari Jasmine

Komari has always loved dreaming at night and hated seeing nightmares, but recent events made her realize a new use for nightmares: sparking creativity. She discusses how she uses dreams for creative activities, and how her mental health affects the dreams she sees.

Londi Cox

Wanting to be a Psychologist and an Astronaut when she grew up, Dr. Cox talks about how holding on to her childhood dream led her to a non traditional life overseas. She further details the psychological impacts and benefits of allowing your inner self to be your own role model.

Miyu Kondo

Saturday school had been a normal yet the most stressful part of Miyu’s school day life, having to attend school 6 days a week. However, after acknowledging the faults of this educational system from a student’s point of view, she fights for the student’s freedom on Saturday.

Mona Abe

Mona will be giving a talk on how “keeping your friends close, and your enemies closer” can allow our creativity to prosper and be the key to continue evolving. She explains how with a shift in perspective our enemies can become our muse.