This week, Saigo Takamori is going to sidetrack the whole government by pulling the idea of invading Korea off the…
This week, we cover the major issues of the new government. Who’s in charge? What do they want to do?…
This week, we take a look at the new balance of power now that the Tokugawa are gone. Who’s…
This week: the “short-lived” part of “the short-lived Ezo Republic” comes to fruition, and what is now Meiji Japan begins…
his week, we’ll be beginning our first four-part series as we look at the rise to power of the Imperial…
This week, we’ll be going all Tom Cruise for our second media review, and discussing the actual history behind the…
This week, we’re going to talk about the evolution of manga. We’ll discuss the roots of the comic form in…
For our first listener-submitted topic, we’re tackling Bushido: the warrior code of the samurai class. We’ll discuss the evolution of…
This week, we have our very first thematic podcast. It’s a great story of victory and defeat, racism and acceptance,…