This week, we’ll discuss the Second Konoe Cabinet, which was torn by indecision and plagued by bad leadership. The Japanese…
This week, we’ll delve into the origins of Japan’s war with China and the strain that conflict placed on Japan’s…
This week, we’ll discuss America and Japan’s new roles as Great Powers in the 20th century. We’ll discuss the reasons Japan…
This week, we’re beginning a multiparter on the modern relationship between America and Japan. We’ll cover the background of both…
Sam Timinsky is back this week to do another guest lecture on changes in the role of men in society…
This week, special guest reader Demetria Spinrad (whose own blog is available here, and makes for excellent reading) is on…
For our first ever guest episode, Sam Timinsky from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is on to talk about the history…
This week, we’re covering two women whose work in the Occupation helped reshape Japan into a modern state. Beate Sirota…
Recently, I received a comment from a listener pointing out some corrections to errors or unclear points in previous shows.…
This week, we’ll be discussing the most important premodern Japanese philosopher that no one has ever heard of: Motoori Norinaga,…