This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: Japan joins the ranks of the great powers by building its…
This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: “closed country” isn’t quite the full story. How did Japan maintain…
The bizarre story of an attempted coup in Korea that, along the way, touches on everything from Japanese liberalism to the birth of overseas empire.
This week, we cover the true story of North Korea’s abduction of Japanese civilians. Who was taken, and why? What…
This week, we close out this series with a look at the relationship between South Korea and Japan. Also…
This week — what was colonial Korea like? We’ll do a quick overview of 35 years of colonial economic, political,…
This week, the Korean Kingdom’s final years see the desperate bid of King Gojong to salvage Korea’s independence. Ultimately, however,…
This week, a three way competition for control of Korea between Japan, China, and Russia heats up! Factional fighting in…
This week, Korea encounters the West. We’ll introduce the early Western forays into Korea, explain how Japan came to sign…
This week: we get up to speed on Korean history, so that we can begin exploring the turbulent Korean-Japanese…