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History of Japan

History of Japan

By: Isaac Meyer
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This podcast, assembled by a former PhD student in History at the University of Washington, covers the entire span of Japanese history. Each week we'll tackle a new topic, ranging from prehistoric Japan to the modern day. World
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  • Episode 622 - The Great Peace, Part 1

    Episode 622 - The Great Peace, Part 1
    Apr 3 2026

    The Taiheiki is arguably one of the most dismissed works of literature in Japanese history, doomed to always exist solely in comparison to the far more highly regarded Heike Monogatari. But even so, there's a lot to draw the interest of the interested historian. So, what can we learn about medieval Japan from its most famously "eh" work of literature?

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    37 mins
  • Episode 621 - The Manga Revolution, Part 3

    Episode 621 - The Manga Revolution, Part 3
    Mar 27 2026

    This week: the manga industry during World War II. Plus some thoughts on the development of shojo manga, and finally a look at Tezuka Osamu and the ways in which his work helped create the manga market that exists today.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 620 - The Manga Revolution, Part 2

    Episode 620 - The Manga Revolution, Part 2
    Mar 20 2026

    Histories of manga tend to skip from the colorful woodblocks of the Edo period directly to the post-WWII industry we'd recognize today. But what do we lose when we do that? And what do we gain when we do investigate the century or so that lies between those two moments?

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    32 mins
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