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Episode 347 – Blackness in Japan, Part 5

July 17, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, we wrap up the series with a look at black history during the Occupation and Postwar eras, with…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: black, History, Japan, Occupation, Postwar, race

Episode 346 – Blackness in Japan, Part 4

July 10, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we turn our attention to the black experience during the war in the Pacific, and to the fascinating…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, black, History, Japan, WW2

Episode 345 – Blackness in Japan, Part 3

July 3, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’re talking about political and cultural exchange between black communities and Japan in the 20s and 30s, as…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, black, History, Japan, race

Episode 344 – Blackness in Japan, Part 2

June 26, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we look at Japan’s relationship with blackness and black communities in the wake of the Meiji Restoration, and…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: America, black, History, Japan, Meiji, race

Episode 343 – Blackness in Japan, Part 1

June 19, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re beginning an overview of black history in Japan with a focus on the Sengoku and Edo eras,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: africa, black, Edo, History, Japan, Sengoku, yasuke

Episode 342 – The Other Olympics

June 12, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, how did the 1964 Paralympics end up in Japan? Who made it happen? And why does 1964 represent…

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

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

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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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