Walking around at AISG, it is not uncommon to see people with stylishly cropped shirts, colorfully dyed hair and decoratively painted nails. However, if we enter any public school in Japan, none of this would be the same. Instead, every student would be wearin... More »
English is everywhere. In our increasingly international society, English has often been considered the primary language used to communicate and educate. With the world undergoing rapid globalization, it almost seems impossible for countries to develop without... More »
The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan will be here in less than one year. Previously, I published an article discussing the progress of the city of Tokyo in preparing for this international event. Here is an update: due to the demand by the International Olym... More »
The final tournament of the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) in Japan is well underway, with semi-finalists—the All Blacks of New Zealand, Red Roses of England, Springboks of South Africa and Wales—left to play in the final matches. While the World Cup has brought e... More »
Japan is currently full of hype: as hosts of the Rugby World Cup (RWC), the country is reveling in high spirits and immense economic benefits, especially after the national team became quarter-finalists for the first time in history. However, on the other side... More »
On September 11, National Chinese Honor Society (NCHS) celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival in an appreciation event for the local Chinese staff of AISG. The celebration was joined by faculty, as well as middle school students in Ms. Wang’s Chinese A class. The even... More »
On Mauna Kea Volcano in Hawaii, over ten-thousand native Hawaiians stood for weeks in protest against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), an observatory designed for astronomical research. These protests—supported by famous figures like Bruno... More »
“WeChat or Alipay?” This is a question that most people living in China have heard at least once. Five years ago, a trip to the grocery store meant bringing along a wallet and physically handing over paper bills in exchange for products. Now, the wallets in pe... More »
With the advance of technology, social media has quickly become a prominent part of our lives. Online, users can talk freely to people they have never met, building valuable friendships. However, the concept of ‘internet friends’ is often stigmatized and assoc... More »
On February 25, popular television show, Shadowhunters, premiered the first episode of the second half of its third season. The story of Shadowhunters is based on The Mortal Instruments series—written by Cassandra Clare—where main protagonist Clary and her fri... More »
Two years ago, a young girl wrote the following in a school survey: “I am receiving physical abuse from my father. Can you do anything for me?” However, last month, the ten-year-old girl was found dead in her house’s bathtub, her lungs filled with water. Accor... More »
From January 18 to 20, AISG students went to Concordia International School Shanghai to participate in the tenth annual Model United Nations conference, along with Mr. Cheung and Ms. Herrin. Throughout the three days, students participated in heated discussion... More »