American School in Japan
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| Head of School | Tim Carr |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Established | 1902 |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Enrollment | Around 1,525 |
| Campus Surroundings | Large Private Campus |
| Mascot | Mustang |
| School color(s) | Black and Gold |
| School Address | 1-1-1 Nomizu
Chofu, Tokyo 182-0031 Japan |
Founded in 1902, the American School in Japan (or ASIJ) is a private school in the city of Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. Instruction is principally in English and follows an American-style curriculum. About two thirds of the school's students are the children of citizens of English-speaking countries who are on temporary assignment in Japan, and the remaining one third are Japanese students who speak English.
The school was closed during World War II and re-opened under the United States Military during the Allied Occupation of Japan. It operated from 1947 until the spring of 1952 when the Occupation ended. During that time it was called the Tokyo American School at Meguro.
[edit] Notable Alumni
Notable alumni of ASIJ include former U.S. ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer, co-writer of the Japanese constitution Beate Sirota Gordon, author Lois Lowry, actor Oliver Platt, Marianne Kuroda (née Marianne Wilson), and popular Japanese celebrities Nishida Hikaru and Utada Hikaru.
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Note: "ASIJ" is also coincidently the abbreviation for Academic Society of Iranians in Japan
