Apple’s Netflix
Article by Kyler Caldwell, Writer
November 12, 2019
The subscription-services model for distributing content to consumers has become more popular in recent years. As many readers already know, services like Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify have been distributing their content to consumers for a monthly fee. Apple dipped its toe into the water with the launch ...
Chantons, mes AMIS!
Article by Astrid Wihman, Writer
March 17, 2019
Despite China’s reputation for air pollution, the morning of February 27 began with clear skies. Amidst brisk spring weather, a group from ASIJ made its way to the AMIS (Association for Music in International Schools) honor choir festival at the International School of Beijing, reviewing its music for...
The NBA Season, Part II: What to Watch For
Article by Alex Katsuleres, Writer
February 27, 2019
The NBA season is reaching its mid-way point. The trade deadline has passed, the All-Star Game is fast approaching, and all around chaos has enveloped the league as teams prepare for the stretch run into the playoffs, the draft, or free agency. In just three months, the NBA has changed drastically—h...
The Resurgence of the Wrestling Program
Article by Shawn Dobberfuhl
February 19, 2019
Since the year 2000, the New England Patriots have risen to the top of the National Football League. The ASIJ wrestling team is in the midst of a similar climb right now. Last year, ASIJ sported a much smaller team compared to this year. While the team has grown this year, the number of ASIJ champio...
Hoops for the Wealthy: How the NBA is Limiting Fan Access
Article by Alex Katsuleres, Writer
January 21, 2019
In sports, there’s nothing quite like going to an NBA game in person. Watching games on TV, while still very enjoyable, could never top the sheer spectacle of watching Giannis dunk like he’s on an 8-foot hoop or hearing rabid Celtic fans scream obscenities at players while covered in green. Nowaday...
Submit to Daruma!
Article by Dohyun Kim, Writer, Photographer
December 6, 2018
Submit to ASIJ's literary magazine, Daruma! Daruma magazine has a long tradition at ASIJ. It was first printed in 1971 and has been published continuously for 47 years, featuring the best of ASIJ’s writers and artists. In that span of time, copies have been distributed to all high school students and tea...
Picking a Team: Your Hanabi Guide to the 2018-19 NBA Season
Article by Alex Katsuleres, Writer
November 8, 2018
Over the last decade, the NBA has exploded globally unlike any American sports league. Constantly changing storylines, highly visible stars, and influence over the fashion and entertainment industry are just some of the reasons that the NBA has become the fastest growing sports league in the world. The...
To All the Boys… Brings Change to TV
Article by Emma Rekate, Writer, Photographer
October 18, 2018
In the past couple of years, there has been an increasing number of movies and television shows that have leading characters who are Asian. In addition to this, there have been more mixed-race families and relationships in movies and TV that aren’t the main plot of the story or aren’t seen as so...
Mind-bending Maniac
Article by Alex Katsuleres, Writer
September 30, 2018
In the last decade, few actors have been as popular as Jonah Hill and Emma Stone, the latter even winning an Oscar for Best Actress last year for her work on La La Land. While they’ve both made their names on the big screen, they’ll be coming to the small screen this fall, in a mind-bending Netf...
![Juri Kimura, ’21 “First I went to this school called Aoba. It was an international school, but basically everybody there speaks Japanese so it was very unhelpful. If you don’t speak [English] with people who are much more fluent than you then you just don’t get the vocabulary you need. But then, luckily, I got into Nishimachi [an international school in Tokyo], and then there I grinded.
I tried to learn English at school. I worked really hard, and even outside of school I tried to never speak Japanese, even to the people that spoke Japanese. I would talk back in English or listen to English music, read a lot of English books. It was a conscious effort.
But now I feel like recently when I talk to my mom, parts of my sentences become English. My mom and my dad have been adapting and trying to learn, but in a way that’s bad for my Japanese, because I get used to mixing. But sometimes I want to speak in English because I’m so much better at debating in English. In Japanese, I feel like I’m so powerless.
But it’s about becoming a global person. It’s hard to do that when you can’t speak or understand one of the most spoken languages. A lot of Japanese people speak less English than in other Asian countries. We have to catch up to the global trend, which is English. Anyway, I was really lucky to be able to come to ASIJ.” (Site link in bio, then Campus Life section.) #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication](https://hanabi.asij.ac.jp/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
This week, Humans of ASIJ focuses on language learning, speaking with junior Juri about becoming a global person. https://tinyurl.com/w548cb6 #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
If it were not for her grandmother’s risk-taking, senior Cora wouldn’t have led an international life. Find out the story. (Site link in bio, then Campus Life section.) https://tinyurl.com/qqpnnor #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
Get to know sophomore Su, who has made ski slopes a second home since she was three. https://tinyurl.com/svs23pp #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
What’s the harm in watching a little reality TV? Hannah will tell you. https://tinyurl.com/u4cuvay #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
Wondering why you're paying more at the combini these days? Serena's on it. https://tinyurl.com/taog8q5 #asij #asijHighSchool #花火 #hanabi #studentpublication
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Article by Kokoro Igawa, Writer
January 8, 2020
For many of us, three hot meals a day is a given. But for millions of students in the United States, this is not the case. In low-income households, school lunch costs throughout the year add up and end...
Article by Marine Savoure, Writer
December 17, 2019
Every culture seems to have them: the Jewish bar/bat mitzvah, the Korean Gwanrye/Gyerye, the Latin Quinceañera, the Japanese Seijin no Hi ―coming-of-age traditions are a rite of passage around the world....
Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer
December 17, 2019
When asked about what her greatest passion is, ASIJ sophomore Su Nakashima automatically said, “Alpine skiing.” Su has been downhill skiing nearly her entire life and has also been competing for...
Article by Maia Macek, Writer
December 17, 2019
It’s that time of year when many of us are feeling the pressure of being a high school student at ASIJ. When a few days left until winter break we can sometimes slip out of some of the good habits that...
Article by Take Zoot, Writer
December 17, 2019
As our world changes due to climate change, so does the Italian school curriculum. Recently, Italy became the first country to make climate change a required course in its public school curriculum. Starting...
December 17, 2019
In early October, ASIJ alum Robin Lewis ('07), spoke to ASIJ students about his high school life and the progression of his career. Lewis works as a consultant at the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster...
The Harsh Reality of Reality TV
December 11, 2019
From the dramatic outbursts from contestants on Love Island to the tense elimination process on Hell’s Kitchen, reality television has undoubtedly become significant in modern culture. Reality television...
Technology and School, for Better and Worse
December 10, 2019
On ASIJ’s campus, technology is everywhere: iPads, computers, and iPhones are used from the ELC up through high school, in the classroom, on the buses, in the hallways. The primary use of technology...