In this episode, Professor Steve McCarty provides us with an interesting overview of Japanese prehistory, followed by a deep dive into Japanese mythology, where he introduces some lesser-known stories uncovered in his research, including:  

• Buddhist Syncretism in Japan
• Legend of the Woman Diver

Steve McCarty was born in Boston and became a full Professor in Japan. He currently lectures for Osaka Jogakuin University and the Japanese government international agency JICA. Since 1998 he is President of the World Association for Online Education. At Kansai University from 2015-2020, he taught international ICT classes and held a unique Global Faculty Development position. His highly cited publications on e-learning, bilingualism, language teaching, Japan, Asia, and academic life are available at Japanned. 

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The musical outro was "intro (a message from JOMON)" by Coma-Chi. The intro was “Dubstep” by Ben Sound. Thanks for listening!

Jeff Krueger
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