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Episode 374 – The First Frontier, Part 4

January 22, 2021 ijmeyer Leave a comment

This week, we’re talking about Hokkaido in the early 20th century, and in particular the stark problems created by the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ainu, Anarchism, History, hokkaido, Japan

Episode 373 – The First Frontier, Part 3

January 15, 2021 ijmeyer Leave a comment

This week, we’re looking at the early decades of Japan’s colonization of Hokkaido, and the means by which the island…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ainu, colonialism, History, hokkaido, Japan, Meiji

Episode 372 – The First Frontier, Part 2

January 8, 2021 ijmeyer Leave a comment

This week: how did the threat of Western imperialism change the relationship between mainland Japan and Hokkaido, and help set…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ainu, Edo, Ezo, History, hokkaido, Japan, Meiji, Tokugawa

Episode 371 – The First Frontier, Part 1

January 1, 2021 ijmeyer Leave a comment

This week, we’re starting a multi-part series on the history of one of Japan’s major islands, and its first colonial…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ainu, History, hokkaido, Japan, matsumae

Episode 370 – The Poetess

December 25, 2020 ijmeyer Leave a comment

This week, we’re covering the life and career of a poet often overlooked despite her fame in her own lifetime:…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Edo, haiku, History, Japan, poetry, Women

Episode 369 – The Wandering Brush

December 18, 2020 ijmeyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re taking a deep dive into a distinctly Japanese literary genre (zuihitsu, or ‘wandering brush’) by looking at…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Buddhism, History, hojoki, Japan, Kyoto, literature, Tsurezuregusa

Episode 368 – The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

December 11, 2020 ijmeyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re talking about one of the most famous stories in Japanese history: the bamboo princess Naotake no Kaguyahime…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Heian, History, Japan, Kaguyahime, literature, monogatari, taketori

Episode 367 – Everything and Nothing

December 4, 2020 ijmeyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re talking about one of Japan’s territorial disputes: the bitter debate over ownership of the Senaku Islands/Diaoyu Islands/Pinnacle…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, dispute, History, Japan, senkakus

Episode 366 – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Part 2

November 27, 2020 ijmeyer 1 Comment

This week, we cover Sorge’s career in Tokyo, and explore just how he was able to convince so many people…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Communism, History, Japan, USSR, WWII

Episode 365 – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Part 1

November 20, 2020 ijmeyer 3 Comments

This week, we begin our exploration of the life and career of Richard Sorge, one of the most famous spies…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Communism, History, Japan, Russia, USSR, WWII

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My name is Isaac Meyer, and I’m a  former PhD student at the University of Washington, specializing in modern Japan (with sub-specializations in modern China, modern Europe, and international relations). Today, I work as a teacher at an independent school in the Seattle area.

I also have a tendency to go off on random historical tangents. One day, I decided to combine these two traits in podcast form, and thus was born the History of Japan Podcast!

In 2018, I decided start the Criminal Records Podcast with my wife, Demetria Spinrad. This podcast gives me the chance to talk about world history–and the weird, wonderful world of historical crime and punishment.

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