Features
Article by Kurumi Miyazaki
October 26, 2026
On October 7th, Japanese scientist Kenso Soai, professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Science, won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside French chemist Henri B. Kagan. They were honored for discoveries...
Article by Emma Matsudaira
October 20, 2026
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine is in Japanese custody on suspicion of robbing and killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa’s capital, earlier this month, in a case that has sparked protests...
Article by Mayuko Kawase
October 20, 2026
Although it may have started as an entertainment industry popular only in Japanese culture, anime has recently gone off the charts. With the most popular anime films like One Piece and Naruto becoming...
Article by Lysandre Stone-Bourgeois
October 19, 2026
From Aerospace Clubs to Sustainable Fashion, ASIJ offers students a wide range of opportunities to explore their interests beyond ASIJ. However, with so many clubs available, students sometimes find themselves...
Article by Antonia Arriaga
October 18, 2026
Tens of thousands of high school students in Paris and across France are taking to the streets against severe underfunding for schools, overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and dilapidated school...
Anne Carson Wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
October 15, 2026
When the Swedish Academy tried to tell Anne Carson she had won the world’s most prestigious literary prize, she didn’t pick up. Carson at first ignored the Academy’s repeated phone calls, and her...
October 14, 2026
Spirit week, held the week of Yujo, gave the student body an opportunity to express excitement and support for everything that comes with Yujo. Each day, students dressed up in a fun category and showed...
2026—Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Discoveries That Could Change the Medical Industry
October 14, 2026
On October 5, three scientists, Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 by the Nobel Assembly for their work in optogenetics. Their...
Article by Sarah Higashio Gocsei
October 11, 2026
The campus was buzzing with energy on Saturday, October 3, as ASIJ hosted its annual Spirit Day, a day of Mustang pride. Students, teachers, and families cheered on athletes across fields and courts, enjoyed...
Article by Andrew Doll
October 5, 2026
On October 3rd, the annual Chofu Tokyo Rokutai FES relay race started with a true show of strength, as 128 teams took off from the starting line. In the middle of this stampede were the combined forces...
Article by Emma Matsudaira
October 5, 2026
Who is Sydney Sweeney? Sydney Bernice Sweeney was born on September 12, 1997, in Spokane, Washington, and moved to Los Angeles at age 13 to pursue acting. Her early roles in Everything Sucks!, The Handmaid’s...
Article by Joongi Min
September 23, 2026
The smell of the crisp autumn air, the satisfying crack of a brand-new notebook spine, and the light weight of an underfilled backpack—there is something special about the return to campus. Even though...
Article by Sarah Higashio Gocsei
September 16, 2026
A new school year means new classes, new rules, and a new bus lineup. As students settle into the 2026–27 school year, here are some of the biggest changes around ASIJ. A Fresh Look at the Entrance A...
Yayoi Kusama, The Polka Dot Queen
September 8, 2026
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, celebrated worldwide for her polka dots, pumpkins, and mirrored “Infinity Rooms,” died on August 14 at a hospital in Tokyo at the age of 97. Her passing, announced this...
September 8, 2026
To many ASIJ students, Dr. Naik is simply the new principal. Yet before he even set foot in the principal's office, his career and lifestyle were an extensive journey, taking him through graduate school,...
August 31, 2026
Singer, songwriter, actress, mogul, philanthropist—Dolly Parton did all of it for almost seven decades, without ever stopping being the generous and unmistakably authentic person that she was. And on...