Tolerance and Patience (Politics 1954-1972, Part 2)
Ikeda Hayato managed to garner the necessary support to become the President of the LDP and the Prime Minister of Japan after Kishi Nobusuke's resignation in 1960. He would prove to be almost the pola...
8 Jun 28min
The Big Tent (Politics 1955-1972, Part 1)
Conservatives and Leftists both experienced party mergers after the 1955 general election. However, it was the Liberal Democratic Party who would emerge as the big winner for the foreseeable future. S...
1 Jun 39min
Monsters Real and Imagined (Social Matters, 1945-1954)
The Allied occupation changed Japan's social norms in a variety of ways. When the occupation ended, some of those changes would remain while others would fall by the wayside. In the midst of rebuildin...
18 Mai 36min
A New Deal for Japan (Economics 1945-1954)
Japan's economy expanded rapidly during the postwar rebuild - too rapidly. Hyperinflation created unrest and frustration which the labor movement hoped to harness. Meanwhile, the diet passed a sweepin...
11 Mai 37min
The Reverse Course (Politics, 1945-1954, Part 2)
While the Allied occupation forces had initially supported the restoration of far-left parties to Japan's political arena, the advent of the Cold War led to a reversal of sorts which included de-purgi...
4 Mai 32min
The Reckoning (Politics, 1945-1954, Part 1)
The aftermath of the Pacific War led to an Allied occupation of Japan, during which time Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) Douglas MacArthur and his subordinates attempted to reorganize th...
27 Apr 42min
The Other Holocaust - BONUS EPISODE
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...
12 Jan 20min
World War 2 on the Screen - BONUS EPISODE
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...
4 Jan 19min
