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Katoh student wins Japan Times Spelling Bee
The Japan Times held their fourth annual spelling bee on Saturday, March 23rd and Daichi Hayakawa from Katoh Gakuen was crowned national spelling bee champion. He will now represent Japan in the US National Spelling Bee contest to be held …
Katoh Elementary celebrates its 20th anniversary
Last year Katoh Elementary School celebrated the 20th anniversary of its landmark immersion program through ceremonies, a play, and a gorgeous white tablecloth luncheon. The play, Tiger of the Seas, was the first
Katoh School debate champions of Shizuoka
In November, Katoh Gakuen Gyoshu’s debate teams became both the champions and runners-up in the Shizuoka High School English Debate Competition, earning a place at the national championships
New term at Education First language centres
A new academic year has started, and Education First (EF) is offering courses in languages such as Spanish, Chinese, German, French, and Italian, as well as English, at
First immersion program in Japan celebrates 20th anniversary
On July 21, Katoh Gakuen Gyoshu High School held a celebration commemorating the 20th anniversary of the English Immersion Program. The day included a look back at the
Makuhari student clinches Japan Times Spelling Bee competition
Haruka Masuda of Makuhari International School was last month crowned the winner of The Japan Times Spelling Bee, after correctly spelling the word “ignominious,” which landed her a
British School wins Tokyo Inter School Geo-Challenge
Earlier this year the Indian Embassy in Tokyo played host to the inaugural Tokyo Inter School Geo-Challenge. This involved five teams going head-to-head over nine challenging rounds of
Excellent report for The British School in Tokyo
The British School in Tokyo (BST) is celebrating success after being confirmed as an “excellent” education facility, the highest mark possible, by a team of independent inspectors from
ASIJ’s robotics team’s third consecutive VEX championship win
The American School in Japan’s (ASIJ) robotics club team competed in the Asian VEX Robotics Competition in Taipei in November and took home an award for the third
Re-accreditation and other news from NewIS
The theme for this school year at New International School (NewIS) is “reflection” as it goes through the process of re-accreditation with the Middle States Association of Colleges



















