This week, it's a listener question episode! Let's talk about the topics I'd like to cover, a D&D party made of Japanese prime ministers, the future of the show, and more.

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This week on the podcast: Why are Japan and South Korea's governments so worked up about some uninhabited rocks in the middle of nowhere? Well, because sometimes those rocks stand for much, much more.

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Once again, Isaac underestimates how many episodes it will take to cover something, and so one more time, we're talking travel in Japan!

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This week on the podcast, a trip to two seats of the Imperial government. Also on the agenda: A really big Buddha statue, plenty of sake, and some very hungry deer.

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This week on the podcast, something a little different: My first time traveling purely as a tourist in Japan, with a very special guest star.

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In lieu of a traditional episode, enjoy this one from the archives of my other podcast Criminal Records! 

This week: the rise and demise of radio in Japan, covering everything from the birth of NHK to the origin of sports broadcasting. Tune in and have a listen!

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This week: The history of the record player in Japan, from the first prototypes to the dawn of the Japanese pop star.

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In the first of a multi-part series on the history of communications technology in Japan, we've got a double-header: the landline telephone and telegraph. How did two technologies we now think of as ancient help remake a country opening itself up to the industrial world?

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This week: Tokugawa Ienari is often considered the worst shogun of the Tokugawa era. Where does his reputation come from, and is it entirely deserved?

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