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The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

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The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

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Varsity Cross Country Victorious at Far East Championship

Varsity Cross Country Victorious at Far East Championship

Article by Ruby Gardner, Writer October 26, 2023

At Misawa Air Base on Tuesday, the ASIJ varsity cross country team claimed victory in the Division I Far East Championship. Individually, the boys’ team earned first place and the girls’ team second...

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Never Have I Ever: A Journey to South Asian Representation

Article by Arnab Karmokar, Writer September 12, 2023

As I scoured the vast sea of TV shows to indulge in during the summer break, one title, in particular, caught my attention: Never Have I Ever (2020-2023). At first glance, I assumed it to be a television...

The Chaos of Costuming and the Student in Control

The Chaos of Costuming and the Student in Control

Article by Ren Topping, Editor-in-chief April 29, 2023

For Elle Woods, fashion is a way of life. Her iconic pink outfits, sparkling dress pieces, and colorful 2000s chic are cornerstones of both her personality and the 2001 film Legally Blonde in which she...

ASIJ’s Pit Band: The Students Behind the Sound

ASIJ’s Pit Band: The Students Behind the Sound

Article by Sam Quade, Writer April 20, 2023

A booming voice asks you to silence your phones and enjoy the show. Lights dim, murmurs cease, and the air is still. Before any entrances on stage, before the spotlight beams down, before the grand reveal...

An Oscar Joke Reveals a Hollywood Weight-Loss Drug Craze

An Oscar Joke Reveals a Hollywood Weight-Loss Drug Craze

Article by Arnab Karmokar, Writer April 4, 2023

During his opening monologue at the recent 95th annual Academy Awards, host Jimmy Kimmel sparked amusement from viewers with a joke about the rumored widespread use of the diabetes drug Ozempic among Hollywood...

Black History in Media

Black History in Media

Article by Sam Quade, Writer March 10, 2023

Although Black History Month has ended, a look back on recent events can be enlightening. The Black Lives Matter movement, ignited by the unjust murder of George Floyd in 2020 and similar instances of...

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Confronting Mortality in a Children’s Movie

Article by Ren Topping, Editor-in-chief March 8, 2023

Puss in Boots appears to be an utterly playful character. The boot-wearing, rapier-touting, Spanish-speaking anthropomorphic orange tabby was initially a side character in Shrek 2 (2004). He would seem...

Why Novelist Taylor Jenkins Reid is Special

Why Novelist Taylor Jenkins Reid is Special

Article by Stella Bleiweis, Writer March 6, 2023

On March 3rd, the Prime Video TV series Daisy Jones and the Six will come out, starring Riley Keough, Sam Claflin (Hunger Games), and Camila Morrone. This TV series has garnered much attention and was...

An Inspirational Blue Giant

An Inspirational Blue Giant

Article by Sam Barbir, Writer February 28, 2023

A high school student who can’t read music, yet truly believes he will become the best jazz musician in the world? It sounds delusional and foolish. But the student’s journey—one in which he maintains...

A Disney Princess for Black History Month

A Disney Princess for Black History Month

Article by Gigi Isenberg, Writer February 24, 2023

A Disney Princess for Black History Month During Black History Month, we recognize what African-Americans have gone through throughout history. We learn and talk about the most famous Black people who...

RRR: An Overlooked Blockbuster

RRR: An Overlooked Blockbuster

Article by Arnab Karmokar, Writer February 15, 2023

RRR (2022), directed by S.S. Rajamouli, has created a worldwide sensation, breaking box office records and receiving positive reviews. It is set in British-ruled India in the 1920s and features fictionalized...

The Case Against Kevin McCallister from Home Alone

The Case Against Kevin McCallister from Home Alone

Article by Aaryan Kumar, Writer February 13, 2023

This article contains spoilers for the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Every year, around the holiday season, I pop a Home Alone DVD into my dusty DVD player and enjoy Kevin McCallister’s...

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