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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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Humans of ASIJ is an interview series in which Hanabi staff talk to members of the ASIJ community who have a unique talent, skill, interest, or perspective.

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...

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...

Humans of ASIJ - Ronan Takizawa '22

Humans of ASIJ – Ronan Takizawa ’22

Article by Take Zoot, Lead Editor • September 29, 2020

How and why did you get into meditation?  “I used to live in India, and at my school [the American Embassy School in New Delhi], they practiced meditation quite often. Being in India, meditation...

Humans of ASIJ - Sean McGuire '20

Humans of ASIJ – Sean McGuire ’20

Article by Marine Savoure, Writer • March 19, 2020

"Whenever I’m playing guitar, whenever I feel inspired, it’s like I’m in a trance. I’ve never really owned a video game console, so this has been my means of passing time forever. Guitar is a way...

Humans of ASIJ - Solomon Kim '20

Humans of ASIJ – Solomon Kim ’20

Article by Marine Savoure, Writer • March 18, 2020

"We didn’t expect to win; we knew the competition would be tough. It’s just good that we were able to pull it off." "This year has been a really interesting environment, especially with the new...

Humans of ASIJ - Youri Zuo '22

Humans of ASIJ – Youri Zuo ’22

Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer • January 29, 2020

“I speak Japanese and English, and I also speak Japanese at home. I don’t really mind it.” About going back to New York and being/speaking Japanese: “It’s not much of a big change since I...

Humans of ASIJ - Juri Kimura '21

Humans of ASIJ – Juri Kimura ’21

Article by Marine Savoure, Writer • January 22, 2020

"First I went to this school called Aoba. It was an international school, but basically everybody there speaks Japanese so it was very unhelpful. If you don’t speak [English] with people who are...

Humans of ASIJ: Cora Eaton

Humans of ASIJ: Cora Eaton

Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer • January 9, 2020

Cora Eaton is a senior at ASIJ who has been in Japan for three years. Cora has lived in many places and gone to different schools, so being on sports teams had always been a constant. “I love athletics....

Humans of ASIJ: Su Nakashima

Humans of ASIJ: Su Nakashima

Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer • December 17, 2019

When asked about what her greatest passion is, ASIJ sophomore Su Nakashima automatically said, “Alpine skiing.” Su has been downhill skiing nearly her entire life and has also been competing for...

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