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Episode 210 – The Scourge of the Gods, Part 1

September 23, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: where did the Mongol Empire come from, and who was in charge when they decided to come after…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Hojo, Japan, Kamakura, mongols

Episode 209 – Across the Sea, Part 5

September 9, 2017 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

Today, we wrap our look at immigrants from Japan with a brief discussion of Nikkei communities in the Philippines and…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, immigration, Japan, nikkei

Episode 208 – Across the Sea, Part 4

September 3, 2017 Isaac Meyer

This week: why did the American government think it was necessary to round up Nikkei on the West Coast? And…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, nikkei

Episode 172 – The Maelstrom, Part 10

November 15, 2016 Isaac Meyer

Apologies for the technical delay! Today, we’ll watch Russia descend into chaos, and take a look at the peace negotiations…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: 1905 Revolution, History, Japan, Manchuria, Russia

Episode 166 – The Maelstrom, Part 4

September 30, 2016 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

Today, we’re starting a war! The battle for Manchuria begins as Japan and Russia confront each other on land and…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: History, Manchuria, Russia

Episode 134 – The Fall of the Samurai, Part 17

January 30, 2016 Isaac Meyer

  This week, we take a look at the new balance of power now that the Tokugawa are gone. Who’s…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: History, Meiji

Episode 59 – The Only Women in the Room

July 4, 2014 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re covering two women whose work in the Occupation helped reshape Japan into a modern state. Beate Sirota…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Beate Sirota, Eleanor Hadley, History, Japan, SCAP

Episode 14 – The Course of Empire

July 14, 2013 Isaac Meyer

Resuming our regularly scheduled programming, we will be turning this week to Japanese foreign policy from 1895 to 1940. There’s…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Chiang Kai-shek, China, History, Japan, Manchukuo, Manchuria, Russo-Japanese War, World War I

We’re live on iTunes!

April 17, 2013 Isaac Meyer

The podcast is now available on the iTunes store at the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-japan/id635736811 You should be able to locate…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: History, itunes, Japan

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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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