The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Mon, 30 May 2022 13:19:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /media/me-and-my-girl/ /media/me-and-my-girl/#respond Mon, 30 May 2022 13:19:26 +0000 /?p=3841 Reading Time: < 1 minute Springtime at ASIJ is always special. As the winter winds give way to warmer weather, and the sakura trees begin to blossom, the Chofu campus seems to jump into a higher gear. Maybe it’s the run-up to AP season, the idea of new beginnings or just the changing seasons, but students suddenly seem more energetic. ...]]> /media/me-and-my-girl/feed/ 0 /media/asij-tv-tedx-ripples/ /media/asij-tv-tedx-ripples/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:19:54 +0000 /?p=3685 Reading Time: < 1 minute Each year students at the American School in Japan organize a TEDx conference, where students are provided with a platform to share their “ideas worth spreading.” This year, the fifth annual TEDxYouth@ASIJ event was held on Mar 17, 2022 in ASIJ’s auditorium. The conference focused on the idea of “Ripples,” or the ability to bring...]]> /media/asij-tv-tedx-ripples/feed/ 0 /media/asij-tv-kyogen-performance/ /media/asij-tv-kyogen-performance/#respond Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:21:20 +0000 /?p=3601 Reading Time: 2 minutes A staple of Japanese Nohgaku theatre, Kyogen are short comedic plays that describe the lives of ordinary people in medieval Japan. While Noh plays are more intense in their subject matter and performances, Kyogen plays use humor and irony to depict common traits among all people.  Storylines often revolve around ordinary interactions between master and...]]> /media/asij-tv-kyogen-performance/feed/ 0