Part four of our Revised Introduction to Japanese History is all about the Taika Reforms of 645 CE: what drove…
Part 3 of our Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the emergence of recorded history in Japan brings with it some…
For part 2 of our Revised Introduction to Japanese History: what do we know about the origins of Japan’s imperial…
We’re back at the beginning for Part 1 of a new miniseries: A Revised Introduction to Japanese History. Sources “The…
This week, it’s a listener question episode! Let’s talk about the topics I’d like to cover, a D&D party made…
Why are Japan and South Korea’s governments so worked up about some uninhabited rocks in the middle of nowhere? Well, because sometimes those rocks stand for much, much more.
Once again, Isaac underestimates how many episodes it will take to cover something, and so one more time, we’re talking…
This week on the podcast, something a little different: My first time traveling purely as a tourist in Japan, with…
This week: the rise and demise of radio in Japan, covering everything from the birth of NHK to the origin…
This week: The history of the record player in Japan, from the first prototypes to the dawn of the Japanese pop star.