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Episode 554 – Laying on Hands, Part 2

November 15, 2024 Isaac Meyer

This week is a continuation of our exploration of the history of reiki. How did Takata Hawayo, a poor woman…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, History, Japan, religion

Episode 537 – The New Order

July 12, 2024 Isaac Meyer

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the Occupation comes to an end, but what happens next? This…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, History, Japan, LDP, Postwar

Episode 535 – The Road to Disaster

June 28, 2024 Isaac Meyer

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the descent towards the Second World War. Why did the leadership…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, China, History, Japan, Politics, WWII

Episode 346 – Blackness in Japan, Part 4

July 10, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we turn our attention to the black experience during the war in the Pacific, and to the fascinating…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, black, History, Japan, WW2

Episode 345 – Blackness in Japan, Part 3

July 3, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’re talking about political and cultural exchange between black communities and Japan in the 20s and 30s, as…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, black, History, Japan, race

Episode 344 – Blackness in Japan, Part 2

June 26, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we look at Japan’s relationship with blackness and black communities in the wake of the Meiji Restoration, and…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, black, History, Japan, Meiji, race

Episode 16 – And Then the War Came

July 28, 2013 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

We’ve arrived, finally, at the Pacific War — this week, we’ll be charting the course Japan took to war, briefly…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: America, China, Pacific War, World War II

About Me

My name is Isaac Meyer, and I’m a  former PhD student at the University of Washington, specializing in modern Japan (with sub-specializations in modern China, modern Europe, and international relations). Today, I work as a teacher at an independent school in the Seattle area.

I also have a tendency to go off on random historical tangents. One day, I decided to combine these two traits in podcast form, and thus was born the History of Japan Podcast!

In 2018, I decided start the Criminal Records Podcast with my wife, Demetria Spinrad. This podcast gives me the chance to talk about world history–and the weird, wonderful world of historical crime and punishment.

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