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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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Student Body President Election: What to Know About the Candidates

Student Body President Election: What to Know About the Candidates

Article by Sophia Tamada Nielsen and Karina Kirpalani April 9, 2024

Every spring, the ASIJ student body gathers to vote for who they think should be their next Student Body President. Weeks of campaigning in hallways, classrooms, and across social media lead up to a day...

“An Explosion of Color”: South Asian Student Union Celebrates Holi

“An Explosion of Color”: South Asian Student Union Celebrates Holi

Article by Sena Chang, Editor March 26, 2024

The first handful of brightly colored powder was flung into the air. Cheers erupted as powdery clouds of red, pink, blue, green, and yellow transformed the bus turnaround. With every toss and throw, faces...

Freshmen cheering during a class competition

From Middle School to High School: The Class of 2027’s Story

Article by Koyo Odagari and Meredith Michels March 11, 2024

High school—the final frontier. The end of our K-12 journey. The place we imagine to be like the movies. Just the idea of becoming a high schooler conjures a mix of both excitement and nervousness.  We're...

ASIJ Student Life, From Past to Present

ASIJ Student Life, From Past to Present

Article by Kiyomi Miura, Writer February 26, 2024

As discussions about the upcoming ASIJ campus renovation and the “river of learning” — a key part of the school’s architectural vision — continue to stir excitement among current students, a...

Cheerleading captains Rei Iida (left), Naomi Druker (center), and Aina Matsumoto (right)

Humans of ASIJ — Captains of the Cheer Squad

Article by Sami Torii, Writer February 9, 2024

Y-E-L-L, hit it! The ASIJ Cheerleading team, who lead chants and entertain crowds at sports games, finished off the winter season where they cheered for the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. This...

Juniors Sam O'Neill (left) and Sopheen Lee (right) rehearsing in the Black Box Theater

The ASIJ Theater’s All-Student Affair

Article by Ren Topping, Editor-in-chief February 4, 2024

On a Thursday afternoon last month, senior Sophia Nielsen strode through the high school hallways searching for an open room where she could rehearse her One Act Play. In tow was Evi Chung, also a senior,...

Dr. Khezrnejat speaks to a group of students in the Japan Center

Gregory Khezrnejat and The Distinctive Craft of Transnational Writing

Article by Kiyomi Miura and Gigi Isenberg January 20, 2024

Last month, the ASIJ English and Japanese departments had the privilege of hearing from Gregory Khezrnejat, a transnational writer and professor at Hosei University. As a diverse student body with a wide...

Humans of ASIJ — Naomi Almog

Humans of ASIJ — Naomi Almog

Article by Carolin Holjo December 7, 2023

Naomi Almog is a senior at ASIJ, known throughout the high school for her musical talent. She has been singing in choirs since elementary school and joined ASIJ as a sophomore in 2021. At school, she is...

ASIJ’s Librarians: More than Just Readers

ASIJ’s Librarians: More than Just Readers

Article by Lily Stone-Bourgeois, Writer October 24, 2023

There are 171,476 words currently used in the English language according to the Oxford English Dictionary’s Second Edition. This fact sometimes scares people away from the voluminous rows of books in...

ASIJ Boys’ Volleyball Crowned Champions in the 2023 YUJO Tournament

ASIJ Boys’ Volleyball Crowned Champions in the 2023 YUJO Tournament

Article by Emma Savarese, Writer October 13, 2023

In the 9th annual YUJO Volleyball Tournament, ASIJ hosted thirteen schools from various locations, including South Korea, Singapore, Okinawa, and the Kanto Area. The event took place from Thursday, October...

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