This week, we’re joined by Nikki Brueggeman for a discussion of two horrific hate crimes in early 20th century America.…
This week, we’re headed south to take a look at Nikkei communities in Brazil and Peru. Listen to the episode…
This week, we take a closer look at early communities of Nikkeijin — people of Japanese descent — in the…
This week, we begin a new series on the history of the Japanese diaspora! Listen to the episode here. Sources…
This week we tackle the question of Japanese fascism by looking at one of Japan’s foremost fascists, the authoritarian scholar…
This week: one of Japan’s most famous Buddhist masters, Kukai, takes center stage! Listen to the episode here. Sources Winfield,…
Today we discuss Japan’s greatest artistic genius, Katsushika Hokusai! Listen to the episode here. Sources Katsushika Hokusai – The complete…
This week: Japan’s a pretty verdant place, but how did it stay that way when so many other places were…
All you could ever want to know about podcast recording, UW’s graduate program, and why the Japanese definitely are not…
In which we bring things to a close by considering the fall of the Butokukai, the spread of budo beyond…