The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:55:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /arts-entertainment/varsity-cross-country-victorious-at-far-east-championship/ /arts-entertainment/varsity-cross-country-victorious-at-far-east-championship/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:54:21 +0000 /?p=4491 Reading Time: 2 minutes At Misawa Air Base on Tuesday, the ASIJ varsity cross country team claimed victory in the Division I Far East Championship. Individually, the boys’ team earned first place and the girls’ team second place. Their combined performance earned the overall team the top honor.  Arriving on Sunday, the team bonded while exploring the military base...]]> /arts-entertainment/varsity-cross-country-victorious-at-far-east-championship/feed/ 0 /arts-entertainment/fall-sports-recap/ /arts-entertainment/fall-sports-recap/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2022 02:29:59 +0000 /?p=4000 Reading Time: 6 minutes The 2022 Fall season witnessed new changes across multiple sports. With COVID restrictions slowly lifting, fans were allowed back, and trips began to be reintroduced. Mustangs traveled both to places across the country as well as overseas, competing against schools across Asia. Below are interviews from coaches and players from all teams this Fall, recapping...]]> /arts-entertainment/fall-sports-recap/feed/ 1 /arts-entertainment/jim-walmsley-and-the-sport-of-ultramarathoning/ /arts-entertainment/jim-walmsley-and-the-sport-of-ultramarathoning/#respond Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:45:08 +0000 /?p=3444 Reading Time: 3 minutes To many, running one mile in under 6 minutes is a challenge. For those who run regularly, trying to run at that pace for 5 kilometers is a feat in and of itself. Now can you imagine doing that for 100 kilometers?   It may sound unthinkable, but in January of this year, the American Jim...]]> /arts-entertainment/jim-walmsley-and-the-sport-of-ultramarathoning/feed/ 0 /arts-entertainment/the-exhilarating-battle-for-the-formula-1-championship/ /arts-entertainment/the-exhilarating-battle-for-the-formula-1-championship/#respond Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:57:19 +0000 /?p=3416 Reading Time: 5 minutes Since 1958, Formula 1 has seen 15 different teams win the constructor’s championship, that is, the drivers in that team’s car have collectively scored more points than the drivers in any other team’s car. Vanwall won the first championship, and Ferrari has won the most with fifteen. Since 2014, Mercedes has won a record seven...]]> /arts-entertainment/the-exhilarating-battle-for-the-formula-1-championship/feed/ 0 /arts-entertainment/professional-sports-tackle-vaccine-mandates/ /arts-entertainment/professional-sports-tackle-vaccine-mandates/#respond Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:21:37 +0000 /?p=3295 Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s fair to say that the COVID vaccine has stirred up debate in many areas of society, and vaccine mandates have led some to refuse to cooperate. This has been especially notable in professional sports, where some athletes who have refused to get the vaccine have been excluded from playing. Some noteworthy athletes across the...]]> /arts-entertainment/professional-sports-tackle-vaccine-mandates/feed/ 0 /arts-entertainment/legal-doping-the-footprint-of-shoe-technology/ /arts-entertainment/legal-doping-the-footprint-of-shoe-technology/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:44:42 +0000 /?p=3216 Reading Time: 3 minutes The sport of track and field has developed a reputation for performance-enhancing drugs. Despite the World Anti-Doping Agency’s attempts to enforce its laws with regular testing, many top-level athletes can’t help but wonder if some fellow competitors at the start line are dopers. However, there is now a situation that would make most athletes in...]]> /arts-entertainment/legal-doping-the-footprint-of-shoe-technology/feed/ 0 /features/hotspurs-on-top-and-title-dreams-rise-2/ /features/hotspurs-on-top-and-title-dreams-rise-2/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2020 08:58:26 +0000 /?p=2734 Reading Time: 3 minutes With a short pass from an indirect free kick, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tanguay Ndombele sent an airborne pass directly to his teammate Heung-Min Son’s feet. The South Korean national buried the ball between the goalkeeper’s legs with his next touch, pulling Spurs into the lead just four minutes and twenty seconds into their match against...]]> /features/hotspurs-on-top-and-title-dreams-rise-2/feed/ 2 /arts-entertainment/sports/the-nba-season-part-ii-what-to-watch-for/ /arts-entertainment/sports/the-nba-season-part-ii-what-to-watch-for/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:13:41 +0000 /?p=1259 Reading Time: 4 minutes The NBA season is reaching its mid-way point. The trade deadline has passed, the All-Star Game is fast approaching, and all around chaos has enveloped the league as teams prepare for the stretch run into the playoffs, the draft, or free agency. In just three months, the NBA has changed drastically—here are some storylines to...]]> /arts-entertainment/sports/the-nba-season-part-ii-what-to-watch-for/feed/ 6 /arts-entertainment/sports/the-resurgence-of-the-wrestling-program/ /arts-entertainment/sports/the-resurgence-of-the-wrestling-program/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2019 03:50:46 +0000 /?p=1232 Reading Time: 3 minutes Since the year 2000, the New England Patriots have risen to the top of the National Football League. The ASIJ wrestling team is in the midst of a similar climb right now. Last year, ASIJ sported a much smaller team compared to this year. While the team has grown this year, the number of ASIJ...]]> /arts-entertainment/sports/the-resurgence-of-the-wrestling-program/feed/ 3 /arts-entertainment/sports/hoops-for-the-wealthy-how-the-nba-is-limiting-fan-access/ /arts-entertainment/sports/hoops-for-the-wealthy-how-the-nba-is-limiting-fan-access/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:32:55 +0000 /?p=1218 Reading Time: 2 minutes In sports, there’s nothing quite like going to an NBA game in person. Watching games on TV, while still very enjoyable, could never top the sheer spectacle of watching Giannis dunk like he’s on an 8-foot hoop or hearing rabid Celtic fans scream obscenities at players while covered in green. Nowadays, if you pay a...]]> /arts-entertainment/sports/hoops-for-the-wealthy-how-the-nba-is-limiting-fan-access/feed/ 1