Nick's got a historic mancrush and his name is Hiraga Gennai!  A true renaissance man, Hiraga Gennai was a writer, an inventor, an entrepreneur, and painter who lived a fascinating life before dying in prison after committing a murder.  Nick might not know much but he does know about Hiraga Gennai and, by jove, he wants to share that knowledge with you!

On this pre-Coronavirus edition of the Japanese History Junk Food podcast, Nick and Stephen (two dudes who are definitely not history experts but like to talk about Japanese history) discuss a 1960s performance art movement that swept Japan and perhaps gave the world Yoko Ono.

Lemmie Google that for you:

https://www.moma.org/artists/36946

On this inaugural edition of the Japanese History Junk Food podcast, Nick and Stephen (two dudes who are definitely not history experts) share and discuss an overlooked incident in Japanese history: The Sakai Incident!

Lemmie Wikipedia that for you:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakai_incident