【Thesis】2025 Bachelor's Thesis Presentation Successfully Held

On Monday, January 19, 2026, the Sports Conditioning Ochi Laboratory held its 2025 Bachelor's Thesis Presentation. Nine students presented their year-long research findings, and the Excellence Award and Outstanding Award winners were determined by student voting.

Award Winners

The following two students were selected by student voting:

🏆 Excellence Award

• Kyoka Shimizu
• Research Theme: "Usefulness of Morning HRV and Hair Stress Hormones for Condition Prediction: A Case Study of Female Long-Distance Runners"

🥈 Outstanding Award

• Ittetsu Kawata
• Research Theme: "Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Virtual Reality on Executive Function"

The two award winners will present their research findings at the Sports Physiology Lab Joint Thesis Presentation (Yamashiro Lab, Fujimoto Lab, and Sato Daisuke Lab) on Thursday, January 30, 2026.

Presenters and Research Themes

Nine students presented the following research themes:

• Yuta Yoshimura: Does Cognitive Function Relate to Agility in Male University Soccer Players: A VR-Based Study
• Haku Okuma: Can Executive Function Decline from High-Intensity Interval Exercise Be Predicted by Facial Mimicry Intensity
• Sosuke Nakano: Does Hair Cortisol and Oxytocin Relate to Mental Health Decline in Women
• Tomoya Koyama: Can Fatigue Be Predicted from Facial Changes During Incremental Exercise
• Kakeru Muto: Effects of Facial Control During Incremental Exercise on Subjective Fatigue
• Kyoka Shimizu: Usefulness of Morning HRV and Hair Stress Hormones for Condition Prediction: A Case Study of Female Long-Distance Runners
• Mizuki Hoshi: Does Executive Function Decline in Hypoxic Exercise Occur Due to Lactate Elevation in the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
• Naru Tsuchida: Does Hair Stress Factors Relate to Performance in Sprinters: A Case Study of Male Short-Distance Track Athletes
• Ittetsu Kawata: Effects of High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Virtual Reality on Executive Function

Presentation Highlights

Preventing fatigue through facial expression control!

Congratulations to all presenters! Thank you to everyone who attended.