Jasmine Ayanna Garcia | Contributing Writer FIU’s Japan Club invites students to reach beyond pop culture and take a deeper look at the country’s rich history and traditions. On Feb. 14, the club hosted their Arts & Crafts Workshop just ahead of the highly anticipated summer 2024 study abroad semester in Kyoto, Japan. The crafts […]
Cosette Lipscomb | Contributing Writer The Geek Culture Club hosted their first event of the Spring semester by bringing all Pokémon lovers together to paint cute tote bags. The event, held on Feb. 9, was curated by senior Angela Alvarez, the Art Guild Manager, who got inspiration from other clubs around campus and wanted to […]
Emily Martinez | Contributing Writer Gathered in Panther Suite, guests of the FIU Japan Club eagerly honored Japanese traditions by participating in their inaugural noodle slurping contest. On Feb. 23, Japan Club hosted their first ever noodle slurping competition, welcoming participants with a pair of chopsticks and educating attendees on the dish and the noodle-slurping […]
By: Shadia Karina Charouf / Contributing Writer The Safe Cities Index Report recently published Tokyo, Japan as number one on a list of 10 places, ranking as the safest city to visit in the world in 2019. Although Tokyo was ranked as the number one safest city in the world as of 2019, what […]
This talk show aired live on Friday, August 4, 2017. Catch The Claw and Growl live every Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. only on The Roar at 95.3 FM and 96.9 in North Miami. On this show: The Claw & Growl discusses a variety of different topics ranging from FIU’s diversity, making […]
By Albert Siegel Tribune News Service In Japan, selling or producing child pornography has been illegal for 16 years. Possession of it has not. That’s about to change. Starting July 15, anyone in possession of any form of child pornography featuring real people will face fines and imprisonment for the first time. The change will make Japan one of the last industrialized nations to ban depictions of children having sex, leaving only South Korea as the last economically advanced country to allow possession. Japan passed the new restrictions last year, after a 15 year battle, providing a grace period before penalties would be enforced. Those penalties kick in this week. But the new ban still skirts one key sector _
