Episode 228 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 3
This week, we take a look at Hirohito's life before World War II. What kind of ruler was Japan's new emperor when the chips came down?
10 Feb 201828min
Episode 227 The Measure of an Emperor, Part 2
Young Hirohito goes on trips, serves his first turns in politics, and gets married! Join us as we look at the future emperor's first steps into the life that he never really had a chance to choose for...
3 Feb 201829min
Episode 226 - The Measure of an Emperor, Part 1
Today, we dive into the boyhood of Emperor Hirohito. What's it like growing up always knowing that your life is a political tool? How do you process your middle school principal killing himself in a s...
27 Jan 201833min
Episode 225 - Breaking the Bank
This week, we cover a famous caper that probably sent an innocent man to jail for nearly 40 years. There's poisoning, plotting, and conspiracy galore as we discuss the Teigin Incident.
20 Jan 201828min
Episode 224 - Crime and Punishment, Part 2
This week, we cover the features of modern Japanese policing, from the friendly face of the koban police boxes to the harsh realities of Japan's rules on interrogation.
13 Jan 201831min
Episode 223 - Crime and Punishment, Part 1
This week: how has Japan been policed? Was there really such a thing as a samurai cop? Was their hair as good as the samurai cop from the iconic 1991 film? And how did policework in Japan change after...
6 Jan 201826min
Episode 222 - The Dog Shogun
This week: was Japan's 5th Tokugawa shogun really as crazy as everybody says? Spoilers: no.
16 Dec 201727min
Episode 221 - The Monster with 21 Faces
This week, we cover a crime wave that shocked 1980s Japan, and proved that postwar society was perhaps not quite all it was cracked up to be. Also, there's a lot of poisoned candy.
9 Dec 201729min
