The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 was one of the most devastating catastrophes in modern Japanese history, but in English…
This week: the question of whether Hirohito would remain emperor of Japan or be replaced with “Emperor Kumazawa” was, in…
In January, 1946, a man came to the headquarters of the American occupation government of Japan and claimed to be…
First thing’s first: I made a numbering error a few weeks back, and so to get us back on the…
Fate twists once again in Fujiwara no Michinaga’s favor as an unfortunate accident of birth sees him solidify his grip…
Fujiwara no Michinaga is on top of the world, but there’s one final hurdle to overcome. His deceased brother’s daughter…
This week: Fujiwara no Kaneie is a name we’ve encountered once before on the podcast. But now we get to…
We’re starting a new series taking a look at an oft neglected classic of Heian literature: The Eiga Monogatari, or…
This week: in 1988, a Japanese company bought a paper mill in Port Angeles, WA, in a story that basically…
This week: rumors swirled around Port Angeles for decades after WWII that a Japanese man, Osasa Masaru, who had lived…