A Growing Community: SWU x TUJ (Interview; 日本語)
By: アイリーン・リー, ラバダン・アンジェリン, 肥後杏樹, 笑子, 小林璃沙, Saki T. Showa Women's University Contributors: 吉江 真耶 (昭和女子大学の学報委員会) 川古谷奈々, 岩本渚...
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Uprizine
- Jun 17, 2020
- 5 min
A Growing Community: SWU x TUJ (Interview)
By: Airin Ri, Angelyn Labadan, Anjyu Higo, Kyoko Kubono, Risa Kobayashi, Saki T. Showa Women's Universiy contributors: Maya Yoshie, Nana...
Kiuko Notoya
- Apr 8, 2019
- 4 min
The Value of Representation
Notoya's opinion piece on the April 1st ICAS event co-hosted by Uprizine, "The Courage of Our Convictions: Young Female Activists in...
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Uprizine
- Mar 31, 2019
- 3 min
[TONIGHT] The Courage of Our Convictions: Young Female Activists in Japan Defying the Social Norm
Image and information retrieved from ICAS Monday, April 1 19:00 - 21:00 Panelists: Wakako Fukuda (Former SEALDs activist & founder of I...
Shannan Tanaka
- Mar 18, 2019
- 3 min
Opening the Conversation on LGBTQ+ in Japan
Image by Sarah Saucedo As awareness and rights for the LGBTQ+ community grows overseas, Japan is slowly but surely entering the queer...
Lily Boland
- Mar 14, 2019
- 4 min
Reflection of a Six-Part Interview Series: "Veterans on SA Training in the Military"
Graphic by Jas Modelo Interviews were conducted by Hikari Hida and Lily Boland. The full interviews can be found up on Uprizine’s...
Hikari Hida and Lily Boland
- Mar 11, 2019
- 4 min
Veterans on SA Training in the Military: Bobby Maxwell (Part 6)
Bobby Maxwell is the Vice President of TUJ’s Veteran’s club. He was in the Navy for 11 years, and was kind enough to answer our questions...
Uprizine
- Mar 7, 2019
- 3 min
A Comprehensive Guide to Title IX and Sexual Misconduct
“I am hoping that the introduction of the Deputy Title IX Coordinator role on TUJ’s campus will bring a heightened awareness to the...
Hikari Hida and Lily Boland
- Mar 4, 2019
- 4 min
Veterans on SA Training in the Military: Juniper Alexander (Part 5)
For today's segment, Juniper Alexander was kind enough to answer our questions on SA training that she received while in the military....
Lily Boland
- Feb 25, 2019
- 4 min
Veterans on SA Training in the Military: Grace Bellamy (Part 4)
For our next part in this interview series, current TUJ student and former Navy officer Grace Bellamy kindly answered our questions....
Hikari Hida and Lily Boland
- Feb 18, 2019
- 6 min
Veterans on SA Training in the Military: Teddy Lee (Part 3)
Teddy Lee is currently the President of TUJ’s Student Government. He was in the Navy for 9 years, and was kind enough to candidly answer...
Hikari Hida and Lily Boland
- Feb 11, 2019
- 6 min
Veterans on SA Training in the Military: Lorelei Vandergriend (Part 2)
Lorelei Vandergriend served in the US navy for six years, switching between the USS George HW Bush CVN 77 and Yokota Air Base between...
Hikari Hida and Lily Boland
- Feb 4, 2019
- 7 min
Veterans on SA Training in the Military: Savon Crisp (Part 1)
Our editors at Uprizine have been working on compiling a collection of interviews with TUJ veterans. The questions relate to sexual...
Uprizine
- Jan 30, 2019
- 0 min
Lily Boland
- Jul 9, 2018
- 5 min
“How Can Japan ‘Activate’ Women?” (What are we, robots with an “on” switch?)
Image credit to Temple University Japan Campus, FURUHASHI architect & associates. Recently, TUJ’s ICAS held a joint seminar with Showa...
Editorial
- Jun 24, 2018
- 7 min
Normalizing Rape Culture: Cosby's Former Lawyer as Temple University Japan Graduation Commenceme
Photo courtesy of Temple University, Japan Campus Facebook Page Temple University Japan's (TUJ) commencement ceremony for the graduating...
Michael Cucek
- Apr 20, 2018
- 3 min
IWD Essay by Michael Cucek
Kimura Kazue lives what she would characterize as an ordinary quiet life. Unmarried, without tertiary education, she lived with elderly...
Sarah Bien
- Apr 16, 2018
- 4 min
White Privilege
Note that this piece is about structures in our societies and not about the individuals of any particular group. This clear distinction...
John Mock
- Apr 13, 2018
- 7 min
IWD Essay by John Mock
International Women’s Day Essay -A late submission by John Mock- The question of which woman has had an enormous influence on my life is...
Alistair Howard
- Apr 10, 2018
- 3 min
Associate Dean Alix Howard's opening remarks to Shiori Ito event at TUJ (4/9/2018)
Associate Dean Alix Howard's opening remarks to documentary film maker and journalist, Shiori Ito's talk to students at TUJ on April
Hikari Hida
- Apr 2, 2018
- 7 min
Racial Profiling by the Japanese Police: An Interview with Austin Freeman
In December 2017, TUJ added a new section to their Student Handbook titled Public Safety and Encounters with Law Enforcement (pages...
Patterson
- Mar 27, 2018
- 2 min
Celebrating Women in March: Vipasha Bansal Spotlights Columbia University Professor
I emailed Professor Bansal a series of questions and this was her response. The questions given to her were not easy to answer. I am...
Patterson
- Mar 23, 2018
- 2 min
Celebrating Women in March: James Brown Spotlights His Mum
Brown's mother, Susan Brown (left) pictured holding his son (right) I emailed Professor Brown a series of questions and this was his...
Patterson Deppen
- Mar 16, 2018
- 3 min
Celebrating Women in March: Irene Herrera Spotlights Her Mother
Irene Herrera (right) and her mom (left) I emailed Professor Herrera a series of questions and this was her response. The questions given...
Patterson Deppen
- Mar 14, 2018
- 3 min
Celebrating Women in March: Taro Nettleton Spotlights Former TUJ Student
Photo credit (left): Koomi Kim I emailed Professor Nettleton a series of questions and this was his response. The questions given to him...
Patterson Deppen
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
Celebrating Women in March: Tin Tin Htun Spotlights Women of Burma
I emailed Professor Htun a series of questions and this was her response. The questions given to her were not easy to answer. I am...
Patterson
- Mar 11, 2018
- 1 min
Celebrating Women in March: Interviews with TUJ Professors
Artwork by Kaori Konuta March is Women’s History Month (corresponding with International Women's Day which was on the 8th) to celebrate...
Editorial
- Jan 17, 2018
- 2 min
The UPRIZINE's New Year's Resolution
To kick off the new year (and semester), we've revamped the UPRIZINE entirely to make it more accessible and easier to navigate. Since...
Editorial
- Dec 8, 2017
- 3 min
Beyond TUJ’s Whisper Networks
Whisper networks have saved, protected, and prevented many from potentially harmful situations. But now, there is more that can be done.
Uprizine
- Dec 5, 2017
- 1 min
NEW: Information on TUJ's Website Regarding Reporting Sexual Misconduct (as of December 5th, 201
Information on "Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence"
Uprizine
- Dec 2, 2017
- 5 min
Immediate Resources Available to Students on Reporting Sexual Harassment/Assault
Students are not made aware of how to report sexual harassment and/or assault at TUJ.
Tricia Euvrard
- Nov 10, 2017
- 8 min
Teddy Talks
Teddy and I talked about the TUJ community, and addressed the important issue that is Sexual Harassment and Assault.
Anonymous
- Oct 31, 2017
- 2 min
Not My Grandfather
There is a time and place for "words of endearment"