This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the economics of Meiji Japan, and a brief foray into social…
We’re covering the art of rakugo–storytelling with a twist! How did rakugo emerge from the history of Buddhism, and what has enabled its enduring popularity where contemporary entertainments like kabuki have fallen by the wayside?
This week, we’ll be talking about the height of postwar Japan during the 1970s and 1980s. On the surface, it’s…