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Episode 440 – Tipping the Balance

The Jokyu Rebellion is one of the more minor conflicts in Japanese history; yet it also represents a tipping of…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Hojo, Japan, Kamakura, medieval, Samurai 1 Comment

Episode 405 – The Road Not Taken

This week, we’re talking about one of the last attempts to save the Tokugawa shogunate: the Tenpo Reforms of the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Edo, History, Japan, Samurai 1 Comment

Episode 372 – The First Frontier, Part 2

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 332 – Lady Kasuga

This week, we tackle the life of one of Japan’s most interesting women, who rose from obscure origins to become…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Edo, History, Japan, kasuga, Tokugawa, Women

Episode 308 – The Prisoners of Nanbu, Part 3

This week, the crew of the Breskens is freed at last. Plus some final thoughts on Tokugawa diplomacy. Sources Hesselink,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: breskens, Dutch, Edo, History, Japan 6d Comments

Episode 301 – Stand Up For Your Rights, Part 1

While the Meiji Restoration was going on, where was everybody else? We’ll start trying to answer that question today with…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: bakufu, Edo, History, Japan, Meiji, shindatsu, Tokugawa

Episode 277 – The House of Cards, Part 5

This week, we arrive at the end of the Ashikaga. What were the final 100 years of Ashikaga “rule” like,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ashikaga, History, Japan, Muromachi, Samurai, Sengoku 2d Comments

Episode 276 – The House of Cards, Part 4

This week, we do a deep dive on the life of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and the lead up to the Onin…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ashikaga, History, Japan, Muromachi, Onin, Samurai

Episode 275 – The House of Cards, Part 3

This week we turn away from politics to discuss religion, art, and the economy during the age of the Ashikaga.…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ashikaga, History, Japan, Muromachi, Samurai, Zen

Episode 274 – The House of Cards, Part 2

This week: war in the Ashikaga age. Plus; the reign of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is generally considered the zenith of Ashikaga…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Ashikaga, History, Japan, Muromachi, Samurai

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About Me

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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