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Episode 428 – The Highest Bidder

March 4, 2022 Isaac Meyer

Today, we’re looking at a rather unusual scandal from early 20th century Japan, and what it shows us about the…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Imperial Navy, Japan, scandal, Taisho

Episode 327 – The Lockheed Scandal, Part 2

February 28, 2020 Isaac Meyer 2 Comments

This week: what happens once the scandal goes public, and what does all this say about postwar Japan more generally?…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, lockheed, scandal

Episode 326 – The Lockheed Scandal, Part 1

February 21, 2020 Isaac Meyer 1 Comment

This week, we take a look at one of postwar Japan’s most famous political scandals, and how the efforts of…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, lockheed, scandal

Episode 325 – The Teijin Scandal, Part 2

February 14, 2020 Isaac Meyer 3 Comments

This week, tensions within Japanese society explode as a simple stock purchase turns into a knock-down, drag out fight over…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: bribery, corruption, History, Japan, scandal, showa, teijin

Episode 324 – The Teijin Scandal, Part 1

February 7, 2020 Isaac Meyer

This week, we tackle a political scandal from 1930s Japan to dig deeper into the question: just why did Japan’s…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: History, Japan, scandal, teijin

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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