On the final episode of the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the LDP completely fails to meet the challenge of…
In the penultimate episode of the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the 1980s sees the rise of Japan’s asset bubble…
This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the economics of Meiji Japan, and a brief foray into social…
This week on the Revised Intro to Japanese History: the social, religious, and economic changes of the Sengoku period. Though…
This week, we’re taking a look at some of the economic and social structures of Kamakura period Japan in order…
This week: we tend to think of tea in terms of the tea ceremony and fancy culture, but what about…
This week, we’re covering the transformation of the collapsed LTCB into the revived Shinsei (“New Life”) Bank, and the motley…
This week: a combination of political scandals, tabloid journalism, institutional inertia, and of course the goddamn Swiss lead to the…
This week, it’s time to talk backroom deals and business trickery, because we’re chronicling the rise of Mitsubishi and the…
This week, the effects of the collapsing asset bubble spread as the extent of the damage caused is revealed; Japan’s…