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Episode 341 – The Femme Fatale

June 5, 2020 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re focusing on the story of Ono no Komachi, a mysterious poet from the 800s whose poems were…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Heian, History, Japan, komachi, poetry, Women

Episode 340 – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

May 29, 2020 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re covering the career of one of modern Japan’s spymasters: Akashi Motojiro, who attempted to build an intelligence…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: espionage, History, Japan, Russia, Russian Revolution, Russo-Japanese War

Episode 339 – Wedding Bells

May 22, 2020 Isaac Meyer

Mawwiage is whut bwings us togethah, today! Today we’re talking about the history of marriage as an institution in Japan.…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, marriage, Women

Episode 338 – Let the Games Begin, Part 3

May 15, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, we finish our look at the Olympic movement in Japan with a series of discussions on the legacy…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, Olympics, sports, Tokyo

Episode 337 – Let the Games Begin, Part 2

May 8, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, Japan finally gets the Olympics; but what does that really mean for Japan? What does hosting really accomplish…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: 1964, History, Japan, Olympics, sports, Tokyo

Episode 336 – Let the Games Begin, Part 1

May 1, 2020 Isaac Meyer 4 Comments

This week, we’re starting a series on the history of the Olympic movement in Japan. How did Japan get involved…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, Olympics, sports

Episode 335 – An Autumn Afternoon

April 24, 2020 Isaac Meyer 4 Comments

This week, we’re taking an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Ozu Yasujiro, one of Japan’s most famous…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: cinema, Film, History, Japan, ozu, yasujiro

Episode 334 – The Spanish Flu in Japan

April 17, 2020 Isaac Meyer 4 Comments

This week, we’re talking over Japan’s response to one of the greatest public health crises of the 20th century: the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: disease, flu, health, History, Japan, pandemic

Episode 333 – The Oku

April 10, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we tackle one of our more unique subjects. It’s time to talk about an institution so secretive that…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Edo, History, Japan, Tokugawa, Women

Episode 332 – Lady Kasuga

April 3, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we tackle the life of one of Japan’s most interesting women, who rose from obscure origins to become…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Edo, History, Japan, kasuga, Tokugawa, Women

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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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