Dispatches from Japan podcast

Dispatches from Japan

Jonathan Isaacson

Welcome to the podcast about...well, any and all things Japan. Especially the history of the place. But not the big stories. The small stories you never hear. Got questions about Japan? Teaching English? Life in general? Send them my way! Twitter: @JustAnotherCast Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/justanotherjerk

80 episodios

Fukushima's weird border
15/9/2023
15:25
In Fukushima, northern Japan, there's an anomalous section of the border - a long thin strip of land. What's that all about? #Japan #Geography #History
Otosclerosis surgery in Japan
5/9/2023
41:14
What's it like having surgery in Japan? And what is otosclerosis? Find out all about my first surgery and hospital stay experience in this episode. #Otosclerosis #Japan
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Ito Noe: Anarcha-Ferminist
20/3/2023
50:56
Who was Ito Noe and what did she do in her short 28 years? Quite a lot, in fact. Find out about this anarcha-feminist in this episode. There's arranged marriage! A love tri..quadrilateral! Bertrand Russell! Throat stabbing! Government censorship! And more! #Japan #History #WomensHistory #Feminism
Cyling in Japan
13/3/2023
22:09
I read an article claiming Japan is a great place to ride your bike. But is it really? A lot of it depends on where you are and what kind of riding you want to do. Let's break it down and see where Japan is good for cyclists, and where it ain't. #Cycling #Japan
The Great Fire of Meireki
6/3/2023
29:39
In March of 1657, a fire destroyed most of Edo (Modern day Tokyo). What started the fire? Why is it sometimes called the furisode fire?
A Kemper shirt in my classroom
27/2/2023
22:57
One of the recent trends in Japanese fashion is US university sweatshirts. And sometimes they are not the obvious schools.
Randoseru? What's that?
5/12/2022
24:46
It's a rite of passage for Japanese kids entering elementary school. But not having grown up here, it's slightly baffling to me, even though I "get it." What is a randoseru? And what up with that?
A mystery boat in Oga
22/9/2022
19:37
In August of 1981, three suspicious men were spotted in a small rubber boat in Oga, Akita, northern Japan. Who were they? And why were people on the Japan Sea coast on edge at the time?
Who was Tsujimura Michiyo?
17/9/2022
17:40
She was featured in a Google Doodle in 2021. But why? Who was Tsujimura Michiyo?
Taking the Skyrail
12/9/2022
14:13
Down in Hiroshima, there is a short and, dare I say it, unique public transit line. It's not particularly flashy or fast. But it does stand out in its own ways.

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