This week, we’re talking about the story of a man whose story we don’t really know: the imperial prince Shotoku,…
This week, we’re looking at the legacy of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the most famous playwright in Japanese history. During his career,…
One gang of women terrorized London’s merchants for more than a century. From smashing cars through shop doors to stuffing fur coats down their pants, learn the secrets of the lady gang of master criminals.
This week, we’re looking at how the criminal justice system in Japan was remade to serve the interests of the…
This week, we’re taking a quick detour into Isaac trolling fans of Michel Foucault-er, the Edo period criminal justice system.…
What do you do when your country won’t let you leave? One group of defectors from the Soviet Union hatched…
This week: Isaac spends 30 minutes unpacking the 400+ page ramblings of a cranky retiree who died about 200 years…
How did it all go so very wrong? Sources Funabayashi, Yoichi, and Koichi Nakano, eds. The Democratic Party of Japan…
A Salvation Army-inspired preacher decided to turn a small Oregon town into a new Eden. His method for achieving this:…
In just three years, Ozawa Ichiro managed to guide the DPJ from defeat to one of the most smashing victories…