This week: why is a military failure worth 7 episodes of our time? The legacy of the Mongol invasions of…
This week: why did Kublai go to Japan? A quick overview of the tensions that led to the first invasion,…
This week: where did the Mongol Empire come from, and who was in charge when they decided to come after…
Today, we wrap our look at immigrants from Japan with a brief discussion of Nikkei communities in the Philippines and…
This week: why did the American government think it was necessary to round up Nikkei on the West Coast? And…
Apologies for the technical delay! Today, we’ll watch Russia descend into chaos, and take a look at the peace negotiations…
Today, we’re starting a war! The battle for Manchuria begins as Japan and Russia confront each other on land and…
This week, we take a look at the new balance of power now that the Tokugawa are gone. Who’s…
This week, we’re covering two women whose work in the Occupation helped reshape Japan into a modern state. Beate Sirota…
Resuming our regularly scheduled programming, we will be turning this week to Japanese foreign policy from 1895 to 1940. There’s…