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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

The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

HANABI

Gaza and the Conversations We Aren’t Having

Gaza and the Conversations We Aren’t Having

Article by Sena Chang, Editor April 23, 2024

ASIJ saved me. After attending a series of private and religious schools in South Korea, where learning was merely a relentless, rote pursuit of status within a rigid, standardized system, I arrived at...

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American Anti-Intellectualism

Article by Lily Stone-Bourgeois, Writer April 1, 2024

The United States has always been riddled with contradictions. The universal humanist principles that were ostensibly at the forefront of the Founding Fathers’ minds (and subsequently written into the...

How Helpful is Duolingo?

How Helpful is Duolingo?

Article by Romi Shelton, Writer February 16, 2024

Duolingo is a popular language-learning app that I recently started using in anticipation of a trip abroad. After learning how to write “Elle mange une pomme” (she eats an apple) for around the...

Learning to Become a Global Citizen at ASIJ

Learning to Become a Global Citizen at ASIJ

Article by Meredith Michels, Writer November 16, 2023

On October 7, 2023, terror struck once again in the Middle East.  Thousands have died in the most recent conflict between Israel and Gaza and a hasty end to the fighting seems unlikely. The headlines...

Is Renewable Energy Completely Clean?

Is Renewable Energy Completely Clean?

Article by Mia Levin, Writer October 26, 2023

As greenhouse gas emissions increase and global temperatures rise, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power have become more and more common, with greater stigma around the use of carbon emitting...

The Unreasonable Pressure to Take AP Classes

The Unreasonable Pressure to Take AP Classes

Article by Gigi Isenberg, Writer September 28, 2023

The “Advanced Placement” distinction indicates that classes are above the level of an average high school class. These classes are supposed to be very rigorous and academically challenging, yet for...

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