The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

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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

HANABI

A New University Landscape: Affirmative Action

A New University Landscape: Affirmative Action

Article by Lily Stone-Bourgeois, Writer September 21, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s race-conscious admissions process was unlawful and discordant with the Equal Protection Clause. The 6-3 split...

New Guidelines on AI Use Unveiled for the 2023-24 School Year

New Guidelines on AI Use Unveiled for the 2023-24 School Year

Article by Sena Chang, Editor September 17, 2023

On August 29, ASIJ unveiled a set of guidelines and guardrails for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to students. These guidelines are designed to provide guidance for the integration of AI into...

More Controversial Legislation Proposed in Florida

More Controversial Legislation Proposed in Florida

Article by Stella Bleiweis, Writer March 29, 2023

On February 21, Florida state Rep. Alex Andrade proposed House Bill 999 (HB 999), which seeks to change curriculum in colleges statewide. If the bill is passed, university students would no longer be able...

South Korea to Settle Wartime Labor Dispute with Japan

South Korea to Settle Wartime Labor Dispute with Japan

Article by Sena Chang, Editor March 27, 2023

On March 6th, South Korea announced a plan for resolving a decades-long dispute with Japan over the compensation of Korean wartime laborers. Having disputed vehemently over a range of unresolved issues...

Afghanistan: One Year Forward, Three Decades Back

Afghanistan: One Year Forward, Three Decades Back

Article by Sena Chang, Editor January 15, 2023

On December 20th, the Taliban ordered an indefinite ban on higher education for women across Afghanistan in a statement addressed to all public and private universities.  “You all are informed to...

The Controversy Over Shinzo Abes State Funeral

The Controversy Over Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral

Article by Suri Choi, Writer December 16, 2022

Late last September about 4,300 people gathered in Tokyo to pay respect to Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his state funeral. The attendees included representatives from 195 countries and territories,...

From Kanye West to Social Media Threats: Antisemitism Rises Again in America

From Kanye West to Social Media Threats: Antisemitism Rises Again in America

Article by Stella Bleiweis, Writer December 6, 2022

“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 [o]n JEWISH PEOPLE [.] The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew [.] [A]lso you...

People in Melbourne, Australia show support for Iran protests

Women-Led Protests Continue to Grow Throughout Iran

Article by Stella Bleiweis, Writer November 4, 2022

Red hot flames consume piles of fabric and cloth previously covering women’s heads in streets all throughout Iran.  Protests have been flooding the nation of Iran for around a month now, resulting...

A Hidden Epidemic: The Murders of Black Transgender Women

A Hidden Epidemic: The Murders of Black Transgender Women

Article by Kokoro Igawa, Lead Editor March 17, 2022

In 2021, record-breaking numbers of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals were violently killed. The Human Rights Campaign reports that the number is at least 56—a 27% increase from the year...

The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: A Chronology of a Turbulent History

The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: A Chronology of a Turbulent History

Article by Sena Chang, Editor March 16, 2022

In the largest conventional attack since World War II, Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 of this year as Western nations, alongside Korea and Japan, scrambled to suffocate Putin’s fragile...

Ukraine Word Cloud

Ukraine Word Cloud

Article by Ryne Hisada, Editor-in-Chief February 23, 2022

Tensions rise as Russia prepares to invade neighboring Ukraine in a historically monumental course of action. Above is a compilation of the most commonly used terms in Ukraine-related articles by news...

British Football Star Arrested for Rape

British Football Star Arrested for Rape

Article by Aaryan Kumar, Writer February 20, 2022

Footballer Mason Greenwood has been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of raping a woman. Greenwood, 20, is a forward for Manchester United, one of the wealthiest clubs in the English Premier...

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