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The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

HANABI

The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

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Varsity Basketball Team Spotlight: Success through leadership

Varsity Basketball Team Spotlight: Success through leadership

Article by Lysandre Stone-Bourgeois, Writer December 10, 2024

The ASIJ Varsity Basketball team has had an ambitious season under Coach Ryan Naughton. With a strong focus on personal growth, team chemistry, and competitiveness, this year's Boys Mustang Basketball...

Assessing the ASIJ Cross Country Team: Promising growth and potential

Assessing the ASIJ Cross Country Team: Promising growth and potential

Article by Lysandre Stone-Bourgeois, Jackson Bomongcag, and Ian Zacharias October 18, 2024

Cross Country may seem simple. Fifty to two hundred individuals on a trail, racing anywhere from five to ten kilometers, aiming for the fastest time to win the race. However, behind the scenes exists a...

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...

Fall Sports Recap

Fall Sports Recap

Article by Sam Barbir, Writer December 22, 2022

The 2022 Fall season witnessed new changes across multiple sports. With COVID restrictions slowly lifting, fans were allowed back, and trips began to be reintroduced. Mustangs traveled both to places across...

Jim Walmsley and the Sport of Ultramarathoning

Jim Walmsley and the Sport of Ultramarathoning

Article by Sam Barbir, Writer December 9, 2021

To many, running one mile in under 6 minutes is a challenge. For those who run regularly, trying to run at that pace for 5 kilometers is a feat in and of itself. Now can you imagine doing that for 100...

The Exhilarating Battle for the Formula 1 Championship

The Exhilarating Battle for the Formula 1 Championship

Article by Ren Topping, Editor-in-chief December 5, 2021

Since 1958, Formula 1 has seen 15 different teams win the constructor’s championship, that is, the drivers in that team’s car have collectively scored more points than the drivers in any other team’s...

Professional Sports Tackle Vaccine Mandates

Professional Sports Tackle Vaccine Mandates

Article by Sam Barbir, Writer November 2, 2021

It’s fair to say that the COVID vaccine has stirred up debate in many areas of society, and vaccine mandates have led some to refuse to cooperate. This has been especially notable in professional sports,...

Legal Doping? The Footprint of Shoe Technology

Legal Doping? The Footprint of Shoe Technology

Article by Sam Barbir, Writer October 13, 2021

The sport of track and field has developed a reputation for performance-enhancing drugs. Despite the World Anti-Doping Agency’s attempts to enforce its laws with regular testing, many top-level athletes...

Hotspurs on Top and Title Dreams Rise

Hotspurs on Top and Title Dreams Rise

Article by Ren Topping, Editor-in-chief December 5, 2020

With a short pass from an indirect free kick, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tanguay Ndombele sent an airborne pass directly to his teammate Heung-Min Son’s feet. The South Korean national buried the ball...

The NBA Season, Part II: What to Watch 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...

Kyler is a freshman at ASIJ. When he refers to himself in the first person, he is usually found reading, playing sports, or playing games.

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 close-up shot of Kyrie Andrew Irving, a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics.

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...

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