Episode 204 - No Peace Without War
This week we tackle the question of Japanese fascism by looking at one of Japan's foremost fascists, the authoritarian scholar Kita Ikki.
5 Aug 201731min
Episode 203 - The Old Man and the Sea
This week: one of Japan's most famous Buddhist masters, Kukai, takes center stage!
29 Juli 201732min
Episode 202 - The Old Man Mad About Art
Today we discuss Japan's greatest artistic genius, Katsushika Hokusai!
22 Juli 201729min
Episode 201 - The Green Archipelago
This week: Japan's a pretty verdant place, but how did it stay that way when so many other places were ravaged by human development?
15 Juli 201731min
Episode 200 - The 200th Episode!
All you could ever want to know about podcast recording, UW's graduate program, and why the Japanese definitely are not part of the 10 lost tribes of Israel! That and more! Thank you all for 200 grea...
8 Juli 201737min
Episode 199 - Fist of Legend, Part 6
In which we bring things to a close by considering the fall of the Butokukai, the spread of budo beyond Japan, the role of martial arts in the African-American community, the question of Olympic sport...
24 Juni 201731min
Episode 198 - Fist of Legend, Part 5
This week: can a martial art be a philosophy of life? Can it rise to the level of a religion?
17 Juni 201731min
Episode 197 - Fist of Legend, Part 4
This week: karate comes to mainland Japan (and gets a rebrand in the process), and the Butokukai's attempts to militarize the martial arts backfire when the Americans come to town.
10 Juni 201729min
