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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 533 – At the Table or On the TAble

June 14, 2024 Isaac Meyer

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: Japan joins the ranks of the great powers by building its…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, colonialism, History, hokkaido, Japan, Korea, Meiji, Okinawa, Russia

Episode 526 – The Outside World and Tokugawa Japan

April 5, 2024 Isaac Meyer

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: “closed country” isn’t quite the full story. How did Japan maintain…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, Dutch, Edo, History, hokkaido, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Tokugawa

Episode 399 – The Three Human Bombs

July 16, 2021 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week: how did three soldiers who managed to do something rather unexceptional–dying in Japan’s battles in China–manage to become…

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

Episode 398 – Anchors Aweigh!

July 9, 2021 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re talking about a pair of anchors in a Chinese museum and the tortured path they took to…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, First Sino-Japanese War, History, Japan, WW2

Episode 367 – Everything and Nothing

December 4, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, we’re talking about one of Japan’s territorial disputes: the bitter debate over ownership of the Senaku Islands/Diaoyu Islands/Pinnacle…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, dispute, History, Japan, senkakus

Episode 257 – The Bookseller

September 22, 2018 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we cover the life and legacy of one of the great bridges between Japan and China — the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, History, Japan, lu xun

Episode 255 – The Beautiful Island, Part 4

September 8, 2018 Isaac Meyer

This week, we close out our time with Taiwan with a look at its return to the Republic of China,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, History, Japan, Taiwan

Episode 254 – The Beautiful Island, Part 3

September 1, 2018 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, Japan’s attempt to assimilate Taiwan finds some success, and one big stumbling block: the Musha Incident, the last…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, History, Japan, Musha Incident, Taiwan

Episode 253 – The Beautiful Island, Part 2

August 25, 2018 Isaac Meyer

This week: now that Japan has conquered Taiwan, what are they actually going to do with it? Sources Sharpe, M.E. Maritime…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: China, History, Japan, Taiwan

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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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