A history of the people of Japan, from the prehistoric Jomon period to the modern era. WARNING: This podcast occasionally touches on subjects of human sexuality, suicide, violence, and torture.
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From 1931 to 1945, the empire of Japan was engaging in secret human experimentation in northeast China in violation of multiple international laws. The results of these experiments was felt on the bat...
World War 2 on the Screen - BONUS EPISODE (00:19:16)
In this episode, I discuss some of my favorite and not-so-favorite films which depict the events of the second world war. Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Am...
The Prisoners - BONUS EPISODE (00:27:53)
In this episode, we explore the different uses of concentration camps during the second world war in both Axis and Allied nations. Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now availa...
The Resistance - BONUS EPISODE (00:20:37)
Not everyone in the belligerent nations of the second world war was eager to support their government. This episode is all about those who stood against their own governments during the second world w...
The Pacific War, Part 6: Surrender (00:37:37)
Although the Axis Powers were clearly losing ground throughout late 1944 and early 1945, Japan continued fighting for months after Germany surrendered, often exacting horrific casualties upon both All...
The Pacific War, Part 5: Hail Mary (00:33:28)
Prime Minister Tojo Hideki planned two major offensives for 1944 which he hoped would reverse the Empire of Japan's fortunes in the Pacific War while Allied forces continued to make costly but success...
The Pacific War, Part 4: The Tables Turn (00:28:40)
Resistance grows in the Philippines as Allied forces in the Pacific continue making incursions onto Japanese territory. Meanwhile, a new offensive effort in China as well as a fresh German offensive a...
The Pacific War, Part 3: Incursion (00:31:53)
After their victory at the Battle of Midway, Allied forces in the Pacific took the initiative in the South Pacific. However, the ensuing Guadalcanal campaign would prove to be challenging both on land...
The Pacific War, Part 2: Counter-Punch (00:37:24)
While the first half of 1942 was characterized by small-scale raids and minor skirmishes between Allied forces and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific, the summer of 1942 witnessed one of the largest a...
The Pacific War, Part 1: Aggression and Infamy (00:29:58)
With Imperial Japan's military panicking over the oil embargo from the United States, the leaders of the Empire of Japan decided to respond by launching one of the most famous and deadliest surprise a...
The Tripartite Pact (00:31:51)
As Nazi Germany took the offensive against Poland and the second World War began in Europe, Japan chose to continue its path of closely aligning with fascist western powers in hopes of obtaining power...
Pacific Positioning (00:26:23)
Japan's colonial possessions throughout the south Pacific proved very profitable, but the close proximity to the colonies of the United States set both nations on a path toward eventual conflict. Supp...
The War At Home (00:25:35)
As the Second Sino-Japanese War raged on, domestic matters in Japan took a turn for the worse as Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro proposed applying colonial policies to the home provinces in the name of ...
The War with China, Part 2 (00:28:07)
The Japanese Imperial Army managed to take Wuhan but found it difficult to keep up their previous momentum as Chinese defensive efforts and counter-insurgency begin to wear on the Japanese supply line...
The War with China, Part 1 (00:25:23)
After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident which sparked the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy would press on to take Shanghai, Nanjing, and Xuzhou, driving Chinese defenders bac...
The Imperial Way (00:27:31)
Competing ideas about the Emperor's identity and proper place in the Japanese political order would become especially heated during the tumultuous 1930s and radical adherents of the Imperial Way Facti...
The International Realignment, Part 2 (00:29:42)
The Empire of Japan's decision to break with liberal democracies in favor of rising fascist powers was driven, in part, by the successes enjoyed by said fascist powers throughout the 1930s. In this ep...
The International Realignment, Part 1 (00:27:46)
After alienating the western liberal democracies with whom they had previously enjoyed friendly relations, the Empire of Japan began exploring new friendship and alliances with the growing fascist pow...
The Great Withdrawal (00:26:10)
Following its investigation into the Mukden Incident and subsequent Japanese occupation of northeast China, the League of Nations demands that Japan withdraw its troops and return the territory they'v...
The League of Blood (00:25:34)
Japan's conflict with China flares up once again with the Shanghai Incident. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, ultra-nationalist terrorists engage in a widespread campaign of assassination and attempt...
The Making of Manchukuo (00:25:31)
Three years after the assassination of Zhang Zuolin and attempted framing of the KMT, a group of higher-ranking officers within the Kwantung Army staged another false flag attack, which resulted in th...
The Frame-Up (00:23:49)
In 1928, a group of officers in the Kwantung Army attempted to frame the KMT for their own assassination of Zhang Zuolin. The failed attempts to enforce accountability and discipline which followed se...
The Great Crash (00:23:45)
Two years prior to the much larger Great Depression, Japan experienced its own financial crisis thanks to the Great Kanto Earthquake, government bonds, and a panicky populace. Support the show My lat...
Reaction and Repression (00:25:25)
The elevation of Emperor Showa was accompanied by a wave of reactionary backlash against Taisho Democracy. Support the show My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available at Amazon, Barnes & ...
Interview with Quin Cho, author of "The Rise of the Kwantung Army" (00:58:10)
Quin Cho's latest book "The Rise of the Kwantung Army" is coming out on September 18. In this special interview episode, we discuss his upcoming book and the role that gekokujo played in Japan's invas...
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