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Mar 17, 2023

This week, 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?

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Mar 10, 2023

How did one man's determination to get paid end up producing one of the best records we have of a pivotal moment in Japanese history?

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Mar 3, 2023

This week: Japan's empire in Micronesia comes apart under the face of both the miscalculations of military leadership and the contradictions that had haunted it from the jump.

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Feb 24, 2023

So far, we've talked about how Micronesia came under Japanese rule, but what was Japan's rule over the region like? 

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Feb 17, 2023

When World War I began, many among the Japanese leadership were hesistant 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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