The Suffolk Journal

Typhoon strikes Japan

Jeremy Hayes • October 15, 2014

On the far side of the world, panic set in during the weekend that what was being refereed to as a “super typhoon” named Vongfong, was on a collision course for Japan, according to multiple news outlets. The...

Photojournalist Ken Martin shares experiences in Japan

Heather Rutherford • October 8, 2014

The lights dim in the Sawyer Library’s Poetry Center, the shades are drawn, and a serene photo of a Japanese bride is illuminated onto the projection screen. Photojournalist and professor at Suffolk...

Japanese Student Association brings Japanese culture to campus

Dani Marrero • February 12, 2014

The Japanese Students Association (JSA) is the newest organization on campus to join Suffolk’s diverse set of international clubs. Starting this semester, JSA will begin hosting events and working with...

International opinion: Future of Japanese military autonomy

Gareth Jones • April 9, 2013

At the end of World War II, as historians began to sift through the chaos of information that awaiting them, Japan topped this list of wartime atrocities committed against the notion of human rights. Japan...

Boston professor visits Suffolk to speak on coffee culture in Japan

April 9, 2013

Tyler Burke Journal Staff Dr. Merry White, professor of anthropology at Boston University, captivated an audience in the Poetry Center Friday morning describing her journey of a growing appreciation...

China and Japan debate over ownership of Senkaku Islands

Matt Bacon • October 3, 2012

Over the last month, a conflict has been brewing in the Far East. Overshadowed by news about anti-American protests in the Middle East, replacement referees, and whatever recent jabs our two presidential...

Relief effort stands for Japan

Jenn Orr • April 7, 2011

Suffolk students showed their support for Japan on April 5 in the opening ceremony for Stand for Japan, a Suffolk University relief effort presented by the Office of Diversity Services. The kickoff was...

EPA links rainwater radiation to Japan

Jenn Orr • March 29, 2011

Strange and seemingly frightening, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently identified miniscule amounts of radiation in rainwater in 12 states, one of which is Massachusetts. Detailed...