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Episode 473 – Southward, Ho! Part 2

February 17, 2023 Isaac Meyer

When World War I began, many among the Japanese leadership were hesitant to take advantage of the opportunity to move into Micronesia. What changed their minds, and how were they able to square a colonial government with the idealistic language of the postwar League of Nations?

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: colonialism, History, Japan, Micronesia, WWI

Episode 218 – The Red Dawn, Part 2

November 18, 2017 Isaac Meyer

How did Japan fit into the broader framework of the Allied intervention? What were the Japanese trying to accomplish in…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Podcasts Filed under: Communism, History, Japan, Russia, Russian Revolution, WWI

Episode 64 – An Unnatural Intimacy, Part 2

August 16, 2014 Isaac Meyer

This week, we’ll discuss America and Japan’s new roles as Great Powers in the 20th century. We’ll discuss the reasons Japan…

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Posted in: History of Japan Podcast, Uncategorized Filed under: Japan, Versailles, WWI

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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