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Episode 635 – The Catastrophe, Part 3

July 31, 2026 Isaac Meyer Leave a comment

This week: the Great Kanto Earthquake was also the backdrop for one of the most famous murders of 1920s Japan,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Anarchism, History, Japan, police, Politics

Episode 223 – Crime and Punishment, Part 1

January 6, 2018 Isaac Meyer

This week: how has Japan been policed? Was there really such a thing as a samurai cop? Was their hair…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, police

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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