Article by Ren Topping
September 29, 2020 • No Comments
To say that the 2020-2021 school year has been, and will continue to be, different, is an understatement. The COVID-19 crisis has shattered the school routine we once knew and brought on one full of masks, hand sanitizer,...
Article by Marine Savoure, Writer
May 21, 2020 • 1 Comment
In these last few months, the coronavirus has impacted every facet of our lives. As high-school students finish up AP testing, the extent of this impact is felt with a new intensity. While a majority of exam programs worldwide—such...
Article by Kokoro Igawa, Writer
May 3, 2020 • 1 Comment
Amid the Covid-19 chaos, it is easier than ever to fall down a rabbit hole of news; understandably, it seems as if all the coverage is about the pandemic. With all this negative news, we sometimes don’t get to hear about...
Article by Tei Kim, Writer
April 24, 2020 • No Comments
Weeks ago, after the severity of the coronavirus was publicly acknowledged by the Japanese government, masks, alcohol wipes, and hand sanitizer have, for the most part, disappeared from shelves at most local pharmacies. In...
Article by Sejin Yu and Kokoro Igawa
October 27, 2020 • No Comments
Following a six-month period away from campus, ASIJ students arrived to find some changes to the High School. Among these changes were the hybrid-learning model, a new assistant principal, and a decision by the school to...
Article by Maia Macek, Writer
October 15, 2020 • No Comments
On Friday September 25, the HS cross-country team held their first virtual meet. Our coaches mapped out a course in the nearby Tama Cemetery, a one-kilometer loop that we would complete five times. The way a virtual meet...
Article by Marine Savoure, Writer
October 13, 2020 • No Comments
It’s the end of the day, students streaming out of the entryway towards the buses that will take them home. Near the roundabout is Dr. Augustine, our new associate principal. Seeing him ahead, I wave. “How was your day?”...
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Article by Ryne Hisada
October 20, 2020
The 2020-2021 academic year has been unlike any other, and certainly a foreign experience for students, teachers, and faculty at ASIJ. Naturally, as the year goes on, uncertainties...
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Article by Tei Kim, Writer
October 26, 2020 • No Comments
It is quite obvious that COVID-19 has brought upon many changes to our school lives: we go to campus school only two or three days of the week, and even in our classes, we sit in rows, distanced from each...
Article by Kokoro Igawa, Writer
October 18, 2020 • No Comments
This past Monday, October 12, was a federal holiday in the United States: Columbus Day—a celebration of the day that Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, arrived in the Americas in 1492. However,...
Article by Sena Chang
October 6, 2020 • No Comments
There is a tendency for us to describe our times as “unprecedented” or “unparalleled,”as humanity is currently faced with the greatest pandemic since the last century. As challenging as these times...
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Article by Ren Topping
October 25, 2020 • No Comments
The long awaited “next generation“ for fans of Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox arrives in stores this November. With upgraded graphics, processing power, and...
Article by Maia Macek, Writer
April 12, 2020 • 1 Comment
With distance learning scheduled through the end of the year, we students suddenly have more time to sleep in, maybe work on a few projects, and―yes―watch TV. Being apart...
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April 6, 2020
The first day back from winter break and...
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February 7, 2020
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Sejin and Kokoro decode the dress-code controversy. #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/features/decoding-the-dress-code/
Should you get an Xbox or Playstation? Yes. Ren explains. #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/arts-entertainment/new-features-same-old-rivalry-the-console-war-between-xbox-and-playstation/
How’s hybrid learning going for you? Tei assesses our current educational lives. #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/opinion/hurrah-for-hybrid/
Kokoro Igawa has had enough of Columbus Day. #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/opinion/columbus-day-a-celebration-of-western-colonialism/
Maia talks with fellow members of the cross-country team about this season’s virtual meets. #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/features/virtual-cross-country/