This week: why did the American government think it was necessary to round up Nikkei on the West Coast? And…
This week: the rise of judo and of the modern budo, and karate strikes back! Listen to the episode here.…
This week, we’re doing a biography of the little known Buddhist socialist Seno’o Giro. How do you reconcile Buddhism and…
Today, we’ll turn our attention to a set of ideas that will ultimately fall flat on their face in Japan…
Today, we’ll wrap up our look at the Russo-Japanese War with some thoughts on its long term consequences. How much…
Apologies for the technical delay! Today, we’ll watch Russia descend into chaos, and take a look at the peace negotiations…
In the last major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, two great powers enter and…two great powers leave? Wait, I’m…
This week, we close out this series with a look at the relationship between South Korea and Japan. Also…
This week, we’ll cover the military campaigns of 1868. Edo will (surprisingly anticlimactically) fall, the north will rebel, and Matsudaira…
This week, we’ll discuss the Second Konoe Cabinet, which was torn by indecision and plagued by bad leadership. The Japanese…