This week, we’ll continue our discussion of Japan’s Christian century with the high-point of Christian missionizing in Japan, starting with…
This is part one of an eventual three part series on the rise and fall of Christianity in medieval Japan.…
As you may have heard in the most recent episode, I’m considering adding ads to the show. I’d like your…
This week, we’ll be tackling an oft-requested topic; women warriors in the samurai class. Contrary to what you might think,…
We’re back for the start of 2014, and to kick the year off right we’re looking at this year’s most…
For our last podcast of 2013, I thought it’d be fun to do something light-hearted; so let’s talk about traditions…
This week we’ll finish up our two-parter on Japanese-Okinawan relations with a look at Okinawa during the Imperial Period. We’ll…
This week, we’ll begin a two-part series on the relationship between Japan and what is now her southernmost province: Okinawa.…
This week, we’re going to discuss the topic of swordsmanship and kendo in modern Japan. We’ll talk about where modern…
This week, we’re going to take a look at the man credited with one of the greatest epochal changes in…