Episode 269 - The Revolution Will Not Be Live
This week, we cover the little-known "Chichibu Incident," an uprising against the Meiji...
33:00
Episode 268 - The Right Thing for the Wrong Reasons
Today, we cover one of the most unusual stories of WWII: the policy of saving and protecting Jews...
33:04
Episode 267 - Do Not Give Up Your Life
This week, we cover poet and political activist Yosano Akiko in her drift from icon of the...
33:13
Episode 266 - In the Realm of the Gods
This week, we take a look at the bizarre history of a single text -- Senkyou Ibun, or Strange...
34:08
Episode 265 - The House Always Wins
This week, we cover the life of real estate mogul and international gambling sensation Kashiwagi...
38:00
Episode 264 - The Man of Legend
This week, we cover the story and legacy of the great warrior Kusunoki Masahige. Why does he have...
31:56
Special Bonus - Criminal Records: Sada Abe
As a surprise bonus, here's an episode of my new show Criminal Records on one of Japan's most...
42:00
Episode 263 - Their Eyes Were Watching the Gods, Part 2
This week; Oomoto's zenith and fall from grace. Plus, what have we learned from all this?
30:41
Episode 262 - Their Eyes Were Watching the Gods, Part 1
This week, we tackled the origin of one of Japan's new religious movements: Oomoto, or The Great...
29:32
Episode 261 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 4
This week, we cover postwar Tokyo as it recovers from the devastation of war in remarkable time,...
30:18
Episode 260 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 3
This week: the Great Kanto Earthquake, the firebombing campaign, and Tokyo during the Occupation.
30:26
Episode 259 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 2
This week, from Edo to Tokyo: how the shogun's city became the emperor's!
29:50
Episode 258 - The City that Never Sleeps, Part 1
This week, we start a look at the history of the city of Tokyo. How did the frontier fishing...
29:47
This week, we cover the life and legacy of one of the great bridges between Japan and China --...
30:47
This week, we take a look at the history of pro wrestling in Japan, and its unlikely progenitor:...
27:46
Episode 255 - The Beautiful Island, Part 4
This week, we close out our time with Taiwan with a look at its return to the Republic of China,...
29:31
Episode 254 - The Beautiful Island, Part 3
This week, Japan's attempt to assimilate Taiwan finds some success, and one big stumbling block:...
29:46
Episode 253 - The Beautiful Island, Part 2
This week: now that Japan has conquered Taiwan, what are they actually going to do with it?
33:03
Episode 252 - The beautiful Island, Part 1
This week, we start a history of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. How did Japan come to conquer...
33:48
Episode 251 - Homosexuality in Japan
This week, we take a look at the history of gay and lesbian relationships in Japan. How has the...
35:40
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