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Follow your hosts on a trek into Japanese history, from ancient Japan to the end of the Samurai and

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In this episode we talk to Nate, who is currently in a PhD program for Japanese history/Asian studie

Jaredd Wilson joins the podcast to take us through a history of the martial arts from ancient cultur

We're back again with JapanThis! blogger Marky Star.  We talk to him about his blog, his new podcast

Marky Star of the Japan This! Blog and podcast talks about the origin of locations within Setagaya i

The Rogue Philosopher Jesse Workman is back to talk about the human perception of reality.  When rea

In this episode, your hosts go back to basics and bust the popular myths of the Samurai.  They look

In this episode, your hosts go back to basics and bust the popular myths of the Samurai.  They look

In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that

In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that

In this episode, Nate talks about the intersection of Military history and Japanese studies in the U

In this episode, Nate talks about the intersection of Military history and Japanese studies in the U

Samurai would go to great lengths to protect and glorify their names in action and in battle.  In th

Samurai would go to great lengths to protect and glorify their names in action and in battle.  In th

In part two of our conversation with UCSB PhD candidate and Environmental Historian Elijah Bender, w

In this episode, we have a great conversation with UCSB PhD candidate and Environmental Historian El

There's a good chance that everything you know about Bushido is wrong. In this episode, which is a r

In this episode, Chris and Forest look at the utility of asking "What If...?" about events in Japane

In part two of our revisitation of the Military Revolution theory we continue our look at the 2013 a

In this episode, we revisit the Military Revolution theory with A Short History of Japan's Cameron F

EP109 Orientalism and Ideology

2015/5/12

This episode we speak to scholar, philosopher, and PhD candidate Jesse Workman about the history of