Every human wants to belong - whether it’s to a sports team, a club, a religious group, or in my case, a School. Little did I know that I would get to feel that sense of belonging from an environment...

IISJ’s first-ever COVID fundraiser was a resounding success with over ¥300,000 raised in a single week. From bake-offs and candy jar competitions to basketball shootouts and principal-for-a-day lotteries,...

At IISJ, the start of a new School term means the arrival of a whole slate of new after-School Clubs. In this issue of Hibiki, we focus on the Model United Nations Club.  Model United Nations Club,...

The past few months have been a difficult time for our students and Faculty. Not a day went by when we did not hear about someone's mother dying or uncle passing away from COVID. The mood at School was...

Deciding what to major in college is always the million dollar question. Law? Engineering? Medicine? IT? To give students access to real-life stories and professionals, IISJ debuted a talk series called...

While music classes have been canceled at IISJ because of the pandemic, experts say music can lower stress and anxiety levels.  "Listening to music has a direct and indirect effect on arousal levels...

What are Senior Superlatives? They are awards voted on by the Senior class. Nothing serious. Just an opportunity to recognize the funny and end the year on a happy note. The entire Senior class was given...

Teams from IISJ swept the top spots at the recent ASIJ Hackathon. Using Python, the teams had to make a functioning software to help communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.  Unlike regular Hackathons,...

Hibiki is a Japanese word that means echo. And as this online student newspaper approaches its one year anniversary, we hope that it has accomplished its goal of amplifying and echoing IISJ student voices.  The...

IISJ Yokohama students transfer to the Tokyo campus once they are 11th Graders. Bigger School, more students, different teachers  - the experience can be overwhelming. Or not? In this edition of ChitChat,...

The college application process is a stressful time for any high school senior. Will I get in? Am I good enough? Thousands of questions race through our minds as we anxiously await that all important email....