Champion – The Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:19:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/02/cropped-bee-logo-32x32.png Champion – The Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp 32 32 Champion Ariya Narayanasamy India International School in Japan https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2019/03/10/ariya-narayanasamy-india-international-school-in-japan/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2019/03/10/ariya-narayanasamy-india-international-school-in-japan/#respond Sun, 10 Mar 2019 09:11:52 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3658 IMG-1574
Ariya Narayanasamy, 12, from India International School in Japan. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Congratulations to 12-year-old Ariya Narayanasamy, 12, from the India International School in Japan for winning the 10th Japan Times Bee! Narayanasamy won by spelling the word “forbearance” correctly. According to Webster’s New World, the word means “the quality of self-control; patient restraint.”

Narayanasamy will go on to compete at the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., this May.

You can read a full report of the Japan Times Bee in the March 12 edition of The Japan Times.

Participants, including runner-up Luca Takagi (No. 40), 13, from Yokohama Christian School, gather for the 10th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on March 10, 2018.
Participants, including runner-up Luca Takagi (No. 40), 13, from Yokohama Christian School, gather for the 10th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on March 10, 2018. | HIROKO INOUE
]]> https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2019/03/10/ariya-narayanasamy-india-international-school-in-japan/feed/ 0 Champion Hanna Yoshida / K.International School Tokyo https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2018/03/03/championhanna-yoshida-k-international-school-tokyo-2/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2018/03/03/championhanna-yoshida-k-international-school-tokyo-2/#respond Sat, 03 Mar 2018 10:32:45 +0000 http://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3134
Hanna Yoshida, 14, from K. International School Tokyo. | SATOKO KAWASAKI
Hanna Yoshida, 14, from K. International School Tokyo. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Hanna Yoshida, 14, from K. International School Tokyo. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

Congratulations to 14-year-old Hanna Yoshida from K. International School Tokyo for winning the 9th Japan Times Bee! Yoshida won by spelling the word “insubordinate” correctly. According to Merriam-Webster Unabridged, the word means “disobedient to authority.”

Yoshida will go on to compete at the 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., this May.

You can read a full report of the Japan Times Bee in the March 5 edition of The Japan Times.

Participants gather for the 9th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on March 3, 2018. | SATOKO KAWASAKI
Participants gather for the 9th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on March 3, 2018. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

]]> https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2018/03/03/championhanna-yoshida-k-international-school-tokyo-2/feed/ 0 7th Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2016/03/19/7th-japan-times-bee/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2016/03/19/7th-japan-times-bee/#respond Sat, 19 Mar 2016 06:55:16 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3299 Champion
Mr. Sidaarth Kumarevel / Tathva International Secondary School
The Japan Times Website: The 12-year-old winner of the 7th Japan Times Bee credits victory to hard work

Congratulations, Sidaarth!

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Sidaarth Kumarevel, 12, from Tathva International Secondary School. (Satoko Kawasaki photo)


Congratulations to Sidaarth Kumarevel from Tathva International Secondary School in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward for winning the 7th Japan Times Bee! You can read our full report about the Japan Times Bee in the March 21st edition of The Japan Times. You can also read our recap on our website.

Participants gather for the 7th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on Saturday.
Participants gather for the 7th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on Saturday. | SATOKO KAWASAKI
  1. Abroad International School
  2. Axis Internationl School
  3. Bechtel Elementary School
  4. Bradford Academy
  5. Canadian International Elementary School Tokyo
  6. Canadian International Junior High School Tokyo
  7. Columbia International School
  8. Fukuoka International School
  9. Global Indian International School
  10. Gyosei International Junior High School
  11. Gyosei International Primary School
  12. Gyoshu Junior and Senior High School
  13. Hiroo Gakuen
  14. Horizon Japan International School
  15. India International School in Japan
  16. India International School in Japan (Primary)
  17. India International School in Japan at Yokohama
  18. K. International School Tokyo
  19. Kadena Middle School
  20. KAIS Elementary & Middle School
  21. KAIS International School
  22. Kaiyo Academy
  23. Kakegawa International Christian School
  24. Katoh Elementary School
  25. Kyoto International University Academy
  26. Makuhari International School
  27. Nishimachi International School
  28. Okinawa Christian School International
  29. Okinawa Christian School International (Middle)
  30. Sollars Elementary School
  31. Sullivans Elementary School
  32. Tathva International Primary School
  33. Tathva International Secondary School
  34. The Montessori School of Tokyo
  35. Tokyo YMCA International School
  36. Tsukuba International School
  37. Willpower Learning Institute
  38. Yokota West Elementary School
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Sidaarth Kumarevel, 12, from Tathva International Secondary School. (Satoko Kawasaki photo)

Congratulations to Sidaarth Kumarevel from Tathva International Secondary School in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward for winning the 7th Japan Times Bee! You can read our full report about the Japan Times Bee in the March 21st edition of The Japan Times. You can also read our recap on our website.

Participants gather for the 7th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on Saturday.
Participants gather for the 7th Japan Times Bee held in Tokyo on Saturday. | SATOKO KAWASAKI

]]> 6th Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2015/03/14/6th-japan-times-bee-2/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2015/03/14/6th-japan-times-bee-2/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:53:04 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3297
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Sean Fogerty holds the trophy for the 6th Japan Times Bee on March 14, 2015. (Satoko Kawasaki photo)

Champion
Mr. Sean Fogerty / Robert D. Edgren High School
The Japan Times Website: Misawa spelling prodigy wins 6th Japan Times Bee   Congratulations to Sean Fogerty, age 13, from Robert D. Edgren High School on the Misawa Air Base for winning the 6th Japan Times Bee!
Following 19 rounds, the championship round came down to Fogerty and Ganesh Gautham Elango, from K. International School Tokyo in Koto Ward.
The winning word was “snood,” which means “a net or fabric bag for confining a woman’s hair pinned or tied on at the back of the head.”
Sean will represent Japan in the upcoming Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
A job well done to all the participating spellers!

Registered schools 41 schools

  • Axis International School
  • Bechtel Elementary School
  • Bradford Academy
  • Canadian International Elementary School Tokyo
  • Canadian International JH School Tokyo
  • Columbia International School
  • Doshisha International School, Kyoto
  • Fukuoka International School
  • Global Indian International School
  • Gyosei International Junior High School
  • Gyosei International Primary School
  • Hiroo Gakuen
  • Hiroshima International School
  • Horizon Japan International School
  • India International School in Japan
  • International secondary school
  • Jack N. Darby Elementary School
  • K. International School Tokyo
  • Kadena Middle School
  • KAIS Elementary and Middle School
  • KAIS International School
  • Kaiyo Academy
  • Kakegawa International Christian School
  • Katoh Elementary School
  • Katoh Gakuen Gyoshu Junior High School
  • KIU Academy
  • M.C. Perry Elementary School
  • Makuhari International School
  • Nagoya International School
  • Nishimachi International school
  • OCHEA
  • Okinawa Christian School International Elementary
  • Okinawa Christian School International Middle School
  • Osaka YMCA International School
  • Robert D Edgren
  • Sasebo Elementary School
  • Shirley Lanham Elementary School
  • Tathva International Primary School
  • Tathva International Secondary School
  • The Montessori School of Tokyo
  • Tsukuba International School
]]> https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2015/03/14/6th-japan-times-bee-2/feed/ 0 5th Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2014/03/23/5th-japan-times-bee/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2014/03/23/5th-japan-times-bee/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:51:35 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3295 Champion
Ms. Michaella Bostrom / Kakegawa International Christian School
The Japan Times Website: Spelling ace Bostrom wins 2014 bee

Registered schools 39 schools

  • Axis International School
  • Bradford Academy
  • Canadian International High School Tokyo
  • Canadian International School Tokyo
  • Columbia International School
  • Covenant Community School International
  • Doshisha International School, Kyoto
  • Fukuoka Internatinal School
  • Global Indian International School
  • Gyosei International Junior High School
  • Gyosei International Primary School
  • Hiroo Gakuen
  • Horizon Japan International School
  • India International school in Japan
  • International School of the Sacred Heart
  • International Secondary School
  • K, International School Tokyo
  • Kadena Middle School
  • KAIS International School
  • Kaiyo Academy
  • Kakegawa International Christian School Junior High
  • Katoh Gakuen
  • Katoh Gakuen Gyoshu Junior and Senior High School
  • KIU Academy
  • M.C.Perry Elementary
  • Makuhari international school
  • Montessori School of Tokyo
  • Nishimachi International School
  • OCHEA
  • Okinawa Christian School International Elementary School
  • Okinawa Christian School International Middle School
  • Osaka YMCA International School
  • Sollars Elementary School
  • Stearley Heights ES
  • Tathva International School
  • Tokyo YMCA International School
  • Tsukuba International School
  • Yokota Middle School
  • Yokota West Elementary
]]> https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2014/03/23/5th-japan-times-bee/feed/ 0 Congratulations! https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2013/03/24/congratulations/ Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:49:15 +0000 http://spelling-bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=1798 The winner of the 4th Japan Times Bee is

Mr. Daichi Hayakawa,

Katoh Elementary School.

 

]]> 4th Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2013/03/24/4th-japan-times-bee/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2013/03/24/4th-japan-times-bee/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:50:19 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3292 Champion
Mr. Daichi Hayakawa / Katoh Elementary School
The Japan Times Website: Shizuoka boy, 12, bags spelling bee

Registered schools    44 schools

  • Axis International School
  • Bechtel Elementary
  • Canadian Academy
  • Canadian International Elementary School
  • Canadian International Middle School
  • Columbia International School
  • Doshisha International School, Kyoto
  • Fukuoka International School
  • Global Indian International School
  • Gyosei International Junior High School
  • Gyosei International Primary School
  • Hiroo Gakuen
  • Hiroshima International School
  • Horizon Japan International School
  • International School of the Sacred Heart
  • International Secondary School
  • Jack N. Darby Elementary
  • Joan K Mendel Elementary School
  • K. International School Tokyo
  • Kadena Middle School
  • KAIS International School
  • Kaiyo Academy
  • Kakegawa International Christian School
  • Katoh Elementary School
  • Kyoto International University Academy
  • Makuhari International School
  • Marist Brother’s International School
  • Matthew C. Perry
  • Nagoya International School
  • OCHEA
  • Okinawa Christian School International Elementary
  • Okinawa Christian School International Middle School
  • Osaka YMCA International School
  • R.E. Byrd Elementary School
  • Shirley Lanham Elem. School
  • Stearley Heights Elementary School
  • Sollars Elementary School
  • Tathva International Middle School
  • Tathva International School
  • The Montessori School of Tokyo
  • Tokyo YMCA International School
  • Tsukuba International School
  • Yokota Middle School
  • Yokota West Elementary School
]]> https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2013/03/24/4th-japan-times-bee/feed/ 0 3rd Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2012/05/25/3rd-japan-times-bee/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2012/05/25/3rd-japan-times-bee/#respond Fri, 25 May 2012 06:43:39 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3288 Champion
Ms. Haruka Masuda / Makuhari International School
The Japan Times Website: Japan’s stellar speller ready for global contest

Registered schools    37 schools

  • Axis Int’l
  • Bechtel Elementary School
  • Canadian Academy
  • Canadian Int’l School　Elem. School
  • Canadian Int’l School　Junior High School
  • Columbia Int’l School
  • Fukuoka Int’l School
  • Global Indian Int’l School
  • Gyosei Int’l School Primary School
  • Gyosei Int’l School Junior High
  • Hiroo Gakuen
  • Hiroshima Int’l School
  • Horizon Japan Int’l School
  • India Int’l School in Japan Elem. School
  • India Int’l School in Japan Middle School
  • Int’l School of the Sacred Heart
  • International Secondary School
  • Jack N. Darby Elementary
  • K. International School Tokyo
  • KAIS Int’l School
  • Kaiyo Academy
  • Kakegawa Int’l Christian School
  • Katoh Gakuen
  • Makuhari Int’l School
  • Marist Brothers Int’l School
  • Matthew C. Perry Elementary School
  • Nagoya Int’l School
  • Okinawa Christian School Int’l Elementary School
  • Okinawa Christian School Int’l Middle School
  • Santa Maria Int’l School
  • Shirley Lanham Elementary School
  • Stearley Heights Elementary School
  • The Montessori School of Tokyo
  • Tokyo YMCA Int’l School
  • Tsukuba Int’l School
  • Yokota Middle School
  • Yokota West Elementary School
]]> https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2012/05/25/3rd-japan-times-bee/feed/ 0 2nd Japan Times Bee https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2011/05/15/2nd-japan-times-bee/ https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/2011/05/15/2nd-japan-times-bee/#respond Sun, 15 May 2011 06:39:16 +0000 https://bee.japantimes.co.jp/?p=3286 Champion
Mr. Yuichi Yoshioka / Global Indian International School
The Japan Times Website: Presentient proves key at second Japan Times Spelling Bee

Registered schools 24 schools

  • Axis Kichijoji Int’l
  • Bechtel Elementary School
  • Canadian Academy
  • Canadian Int’l School
  • Columbia Int’l School
  • Global Indian Int’l School
  • Gyosei Int’l School
  • Hiroo Gakuen
  • Horizon Japan Int’l School
  • Int’l School of the Sacred Heart
  • Jack N. Darby Elementary School ★
  • KAIS Int’l School
  • Matthew C. Perry Elementary School
  • The Montessori School of Tokyo
  • Nishimachi Int’l School
  • Okinawa Christian School Int’l Elementary School
  • Okinawa Christian School Int’l Middle School　★
  • Ryukyu Middle School
  • Santa Maria School
  • Shirley Lanham Elementary School
  • Stearley Heights Elementary School　　★
  • Tokyo YMCA Int’l School
  • Tsukuba Int’l School
  • Yokota Middle School

★ Unable to compete due to the March 11th earthquake.

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