Rugby school Japan
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2025/03/21
RSJ Podcast Launches to Celebrate Student Voices and Creative Talent
Rugby School Japan is proud to announce the official launch of the RSJ Podcast, a dynamic student-led project designed to showcase creativity, foster self-expression, and connect the school community in a fresh and engaging way. Led…
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From Yakushima to Nagasaki: Rugby School Japan Explores the Country
Education is not just about lessons learned in the classroom. It is also about experiencing history, science, art, literature, and nature in the real world. That is why, this week, our pupils embarked on a series…
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2025/03/07
Rugby School Japan and Meikei High School Reunite in Sport and Friendship
On Saturday, 22nd February, Rugby School Japan had the pleasure of hosting Meikei High School for a day of competitive yet friendly sport. Meikei are a wonderful school, and from the first whistle to the last,…
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The Blues Announce Special “Day Only” Rate for The Blues Global Rugby Academy
Following the November launch of the Blues Global Rugby Academy, the Blues coaching team and RSJ are delighted to announce a further way for pupils and the wider community to participate in this exciting 5-day summer…
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Computer Science Pupils Honoured at British Embassy Awards Ceremony
Last week, a group of RSJ Computer Science pupils and teachers had the distinct honour of attending a prestigious awards ceremony at the British Embassy in Tokyo. The event, hosted at the Ambassador’s Residence, brought together…
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2025/02/21
RSJ’s Stem Racing Team to Raise Funds for F1 Prototype
STEM Racing is an international competition endorsed by Formula 1, whereby students design and manufacture miniature Formula 1 Racing cars. Adhering to similar regulations as Formula 1, it aims to harvest problem-solving skills, critical thinking, engineering…
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RSJ Students Dive Into the World of Python Programming
This term, Rugby School Japan (RSJ) has given students in years 7, 8, and 9 the exciting opportunity to explore the world of programming through two dedicated Python workshops. The initiative, designed to develop both technical…
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2025/02/06
RSJ’s Chinese IGCSE Pupils Celebrate Chinese New Year with an Enriching Trip to Yokohama Chinatown
Ask almost any polyglot and they will tell you that one of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to immerse yourself in everything that country has to offer. From its films, to its…
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2025/01/24
RSJ Announces Scholarship Programme for the 2025 Academic Year
Building on the historic Rugby School UK’s remarkable scholarship programme, RSJ is delighted to offer a range of Scholarship Awards, allowing new and existing RSJ pupils to access exceptional teaching, first-class facilities and a dedicated academic…
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2025/01/10
Rugby School Japan Excels in CyberFirst Challenge and Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge
Late last term, Rugby School Japan made a significant impact in the prestigious CyberFirst Challenge. Historically only available to UK schools, CyberFirst recently expanded to Japan following a partnership between the two countries, giving Japanese schools…
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2024/12/13
RSJ Community Spreads Joy and Promotes Sustainability Through Charity Toy Drive
The Environment and Sustainability committee are thrilled to share the success of our recent charity toy drive. Across the school, pupils came together to donate toys that will soon bring smiles to children in need. These…
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2024/11/22
Rugby School Japan Awarded “Beacon School” Status by Council of British International Schools
We are incredibly proud to share that Rugby School Japan has officially been recognised as the 25th accredited member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) and has been awarded “Beacon School Status” for Student…
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2024/11/15
Rugby School Japan Forms Strategic Partnership with Blues Rugby And Jointly Launches “Blues Global Rugby Academy”
Earlier today, Rugby School Japan, officially announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Blues Rugby, the reigning Super Rugby Pacific Champions 2024. This collaboration marks the start of an exciting relationship which will provide a…
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2024/10/31
Celebrating Kashiwa City’s 70th Anniversary with “Try the future Kashiwa-no-ha at Rugby School Japan”
Rugby School Japan was proud to partner with Kashiwa City in celebrating its 70th anniversary by hosting “Try the future Kashiwa-no-ha at Rugby School Japan” on Saturday, October 26th. This special event welcomed local elementary school…
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Investigation: Determining the Concentration of Solutes in Beetroot
In a recent investigation, our Year 12 student, Ryunosuke Kusakari, sought to determine the water potential of beetroot, which is a measure of the potential for water to leave a solution. Water Potential and Cells Water…
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The Value of Integrity
A few weeks ago, our Head of School, Noah Palferman, talked to us about one of our School’s values: ‘Integrity’. He described integrity as the quality of being honest and having a strong sense of moral…
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The IGCSE and A-level pathway: our aspirational culture at RSJ
In establishing Rugby School’s second international sister school, it was perhaps natural that we would emulate the academic traditions of the original founding UK school in packaging up a “British curriculum” of (I)GCSEs (at age 16,…
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2024/10/14
AI in the classroom: How AI can be a force for good in education
Is it possible that AI will soon be discovering new drugs that will save millions of lives? Earlier this month, Sir Demis Hassabis, chief executive and co-founder of the London based artificial intelligence start-up Google DeepMind…
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2024/10/11
RSJ Students Explore Tech Careers at Google with “Mind the Gap” Program
Students from Rugby School Japan recently had the incredible opportunity to visit Google’s offices and meet with CEO Sundar Pichai, Engineering Director Xinmei Cai, and two other accomplished female engineers. This visit was part of Google’s…
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2024/10/10
Censorship in literature has done more harm than good
Beauty is a concept rather hard to pin down. It has to be something profound, but likewise unusual, something that one does not often encounter. It has to be punchy, memorable, a slap across the face,…
