This week, we talk about how views of Nanjing have shifted since WWII, and where the modern right-wing revisionists…
NOTE: Though there is substantial photographic evidence of the massacre, I am not going to post it directly on the…
Today we’re going to talk about Japan’s relationship with nuclear power and the catastrophic events of March, 2011. Why…
This week, we’ll talk about the birth of the Japanese space program. From its origins as the brainchild of…
This week: conscription in Japan. What’s it like to be conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army? How are conscripts treated,…
Aaand we’re done. This week, some final thoughts on the period and its key players before we put the Meiji…
This week, we turn to the final drama of our series — the samurai rebellions that will break out in…
This week, Saigo Takamori is going to sidetrack the whole government by pulling the idea of invading Korea off the…
This week, we cover the major issues of the new government. Who’s in charge? What do they want to do?…
This week, we take a look at the new balance of power now that the Tokugawa are gone. Who’s…