This week, we cover exciting topics like meteorology and internal Mongol family politics! But wait, there’s also a bit of…
This week I promise we’ll actually get to the 1274 invasion. But first, how were the samurai who defended Japan…
This week: why is a military failure worth 7 episodes of our time? The legacy of the Mongol invasions of…
This week: why did Kublai go to Japan? A quick overview of the tensions that led to the first invasion,…
This week: where did the Mongol Empire come from, and who was in charge when they decided to come after…
Today, we wrap our look at immigrants from Japan with a brief discussion of Nikkei communities in the Philippines and…
This week: why did the American government think it was necessary to round up Nikkei on the West Coast? And…
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…