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…
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…