This week, we’re talking about one of the last attempts to save the Tokugawa shogunate: the Tenpo Reforms of the…
We’re trapped in a loop this week as Isaac talks about another Isaac: specifically, Isaac Titsingh, a member of the…
This week: how did the threat of Western imperialism change the relationship between mainland Japan and Hokkaido, and help set…
This week, we’re covering the life and career of a poet often overlooked despite her fame in her own lifetime:…
This week: how do historians learn about the lives of everyday people? Let’s take a look at how it’s done…
This week, we’re talking about one of Japan’s most famous collections of supernatural tales, the fantastic Ugetsu Monogatari (Tales of…
This week, we’re talking about popular literature, with a specific focus on one of Japan’s most famous pieces of detective…
This week, we’re talking about Christianity during the Bakumatsu Period — the era that saw the forced opening of Japan…
This week, we’re turning our attention to Christianity in Japan after the “Christian Century.” Despite its status as a minority…
This week, we’re beginning an overview of black history in Japan with a focus on the Sengoku and Edo eras,…