Features
Article by Emma Matsudaira and Rion Soback
November 4, 2026
On a 20-metre track, a car no bigger than an iPad crosses the finish line in barely a second. For the six students of Recolle Team Hayate, getting it there took almost a year. STEM Racing, a global...
Article by Lysandre Stone-Bourgeois
November 3, 2026
Fourteen seconds into the Mustangs’ final game, senior linebacker John Doll intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown. It was the start of a 47-0 shutout of a combined team from Higashi Katsushika,...
Article by Ren Pigliasco
October 29, 2026
If you’ve spent any time on social media lately, you’ve likely come across the widely publicized Cornell 7. The case has gained rapid worldwide attention, with many raising concerns about institutional...
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...
The Hidden Dangers of Anime: A Culture of Oversexualization and Objectification of Young Women
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...
More Clubs, Fewer Opportunities? An Overview of ASIJ’s Club Program
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...
French Students Fill Up the Streets Across the Country—Here’s What’s Happening
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...
Article by Emma Matsudaira
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...
Article by Stella Goldstein
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...
Article by Riku Oba
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...
The Sydney Sweeney Advertising Controversies: A Case Study in Gender, Sexuality, and Marketing
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...
The September Reset: Why the New School Year is Your Ultimate Fresh Start
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...
Starting the 2026–27 School Year: What’s New at ASIJ
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...