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Episode 360 – A Nation in a Nation, Part 4

October 16, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we wrap up our look at Soka Gakkai with the history of its split from Nichiren Shoshu. Plus,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Buddhism, gakkai, History, Japan, Nichiren, religion, soka

Episode 359 – A Nation in a Nation, Part 3

October 9, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re talking about some of the major projects of Ikeda’s time as leader of Soka Gakkai, including both…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Buddhism, gakkai, History, Japan, Nichiren, religion, soka

Episode 358 – A Nation in a Nation, Part 2

October 2, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we continue our look at the history of Soka Gakkai during the tenure of Toda Josei. We’ll also…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Buddhism, gakkai, History, Japan, Nichiren, Occupation, religion, soka

Episode 357 – A Nation in a Nation, Part 1

September 25, 2020 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’re starting a multi-episode series on one of Japan’s most famous organizations: the study society-turned-religion-turned-political-party known as the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Buddhism, gakkai, History, Japan, Nichiren, religion, soka

Episode 353 – The Rising Sun Will Come to Us from Heaven, Part 5

August 28, 2020 Isaac Meyer 4 Comments

This week, we wrap up our history of Christianity in Japan with a look at the Occupation and Postwar Eras…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Christianity, History, Japan, Occupation, Postwar, religion

Episode 352 – The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 4

August 21, 2020 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week, we’ll cover the striving of Japanese Christians to be accepted as genuine patriots by the government during the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Christianity, History, Japan, religion, WWII

Episode 351 – The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 3

August 14, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we’re going to talk about the heyday of Japanese Christianity during the Imperial era: the 1870s and 1880s,…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Christianity, History, Japan, Meiji, religion

Episode 350 – The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 2

August 7, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’re talking about Christianity during the Bakumatsu Period — the era that saw the forced opening of Japan…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Christianity, Edo, History, Japan, Meiji, religion

Episode 349 – The Rising Sun Will Come to Us From Heaven, Part 1

July 31, 2020 Isaac Meyer 4 Comments

This week, we’re turning our attention to Christianity in Japan after the “Christian Century.” Despite its status as a minority…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Christianity, Edo, History, Japan, religion

Episode 348 – By the Sun and Its Brightness

July 24, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, we cover the short yet fascinating history of Islam in Japan. What factors led to a connection between…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, islam, Japan, religion

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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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