Podcasts about Edo

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Christopher Harding on the birth of Tokyo. Read by Leighton Pugh.Image: A woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige. From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1856. Credit: incamerastock / Alamy Stock Photo 

In So Deep, It's Love Already on Reida Soragakin kepeä romanssi, jossa nörttityttö alkaa fanittaa poikaa, joka piilottelee ujosteluaan äksyilyn alle. Kuulumisissa käymme läpi Japanin-matkamme Tokion-osuuden, lukujonossa taas katsastamme reissulta kertyneen mangasaaliin. Ajankohtaisaiheina raportoimme kuulumiset Desucon Frostbite 2026:sta ja Lappeenrannan Manga Hokusai Manga -näyttelystä sekä puhumme siitä, miten uusi suomalainen mangakustantaja Fuyuki on lisensoinut Dinosaur Sanctuaryn. --- Kommentoi | Bluesky | Mastodon | X | Threads | Instagram --- (01:00) – KUULUMISET: KÄYTIIN JAPANISSA 3/3 – TOKIO – Ikebukuron Sunshine City -ostari – Jirai-kei eli maamiinatyyli – Bataatti-monaka-jäätelö (kuva) – Shoya-izakayaketjun Uenon-liike – CoCo Ichibanya – Shabu-shabu – Ueno – Asakusan Kappabashi-doori (keittiövälinealue) – Senso-ji-temppeli – Asakusan kolme ikonista nähtävyyttä: Skytree, Asahin oluttuoppipäämaja ja kultainen kakka (kuva) – Leiji Matsumoton suunnittelema jokilaiva – Shosen Book Tower – Uenon Ameya Yokochou eli Ameyoko-ostoskatu – Nipporin Yanaka Ginza -ostoskatu – Harajukun Takeshita Street on absoluuttinen ryysishelvetti (kuva) – Harajukun Cat Street on kivempi vaihtoehto nykyisin – Idolish7-crepe (kuva) – Harajukun Kinji Used Clothing -kauppa myy hyvälaatuisia käytettyjä vaatteita – Nipporin Edwin-kauppa – Hotel Balian Resort Shinjuku Glamping – Japanilainen näkemys retkeilystä? (kuva) – Kabukicho – Näyttää siltä, että vain yksi host club Kabukichossa tarjoaa poikia aikuisempaankin makuun (kuva) – Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building – Fuji näkyi rakennuksesta (kuva) – …joskaan emme ehtineet näkemään "timantti-Fujia" – Myös Blue Lock näkyi rakennuksesta (kuva) – Hiroshi Kamiya – Kazuki Ura – Shibuyan Modi-nörttiostoskeskus – The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All -popup-kauppa (kuva) ja sen oheistuotteita (kuva) – Odaiban Small Worlds -pienoismallisisäteemapuisto – Yleiskuvia (Bluesky) – Evangelion-hangaari ja Tokyo (Bluesky) – Tokyo DisneySea – Uusi Fantasy Springs -alue (Bluesky) ja lisätietoja Wikipediassa – Magellan's-ravintola (Bluesky) – Tower of Terror -laite – 20,000 Leagues under the Sea -laite – Sinbad's Storybook Voyage -laite – Showa Kinen -puisto (Google Maps) – Neidonhiuspuiden yövalaistus (kuva) – Lasten leikkimaan sumulaakso (kuva) – Japanilaisen puutarhan ruskanäkymät päivällä ja illalla (Bluesky) – Bonsaimuseo (kuva) (41:36) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: ESITTELY – In So Deep, It's Love Already – Tokyopopin printtijulkaisu kirjoitetaan pilkulla, K Mangan digiversio ilman pilkkua –Sarjan lähtöasetelma (kuva) (44:12) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: PÄÄHENKILÖT JA ROMANSSI – Colleenin X-ketju nykyshoujon isoista trendeistä – Idoli x fani -sarjoja: – Tamon's B-Side – Star⇄Crossed!! (K Manga) – My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over (K Manga) – It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love – Gazing at the Star Next Door – Kynsienlakkauskohtaus (kuva) – Leimautunut kuin ankanpoikanen (kuva) – Kametanin mitätön traaginen menneisyys (kuva) – Kirinon mitätön traaginen menneisyys (kuva) – Jakso 42, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Horimiya – Kametani muuttuu täydelliseksi poikaystäväksi (kuva) – Sarjan ensimmäinen kakkospoika Sakurai (kuva) (1:08:32) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: ISOVELI-HIJACK – Ahdistava fritsu äh öh (kuva) – Isoveljen valokuvausharrastus (kuva) – Isoveljen rakkaudentunnustus (kuva) – Isoveli saa Kirinon miettimään tulevaisuuttaan uudella tavalla (kuva) – Jakso 115, jossa puhuimme sarjast You Got Me, Sempai! (1:19:14) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: TYYLI JA VISUAALIT – Kirinolla on paljon hauskoja ilmeitä (kuva) – Isoja tunnehetkiä korostetaan usein tekemällä kuvasta vähän epätarkan näköinen lisäämällä sotkua ääriviivojen ympärille (kuva) – Muutama esimerkki luvunaloituskuvista (kuva) (1:22:46) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: KANNET – Sarjan kannet (1:23:59) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: JULKAISUT – KÄÄNNÖSEROT – Sarja K Mangassa – Jakso 120, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Tower Dungeon – Esimerkkejä käännöseroista: – K Mangan versiossa sanotaan "fangirl" ja "best boy" (kuva) – Tokyopopin versiossa sanotaan "otaku" ja "oshi" (kuva) – Tokyopop myös kääntää "oshittamisen" verbiksi "stannata" (kuva), toisin kuin K Manga (kuva) – Jakso 96, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Fake ja Tokyopopin vanhasta vapaammin sovittavasta käännöstyylistä (1:31:55) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: JULKAISUT – SENSUURI – K Mangan valtavat sensuuripalkit saavat seksuaaliset kohtaukset näyttämään tuhmemmilta kuin ovatkaan (kuva) – Sama kohtaus pokkarijulkaisussa (kuva) – Mielenkiintoista kyllä sensuuripalkkeja ei ole vain raa'asti vedetty kuvien päälle, vaan puhekuplien muodot on huolellisesti säilytetty (1:39:21) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: JULKAISUT – LUVUT VS POKKARIT – Pokkarijulkaisussa on muokattu kohtauksen dialogia ja tunnelmaa verrattuna alun perin julkaistuihin lukuihin: – Kohtaus lukujulkaisussa (johon K Mangan englanninkielinen versio perustuu) (kuva) – Pokkarijulkaisussa Kametanin tilanteenkeskeytys ja Kirinon poisjuokseminen ovat visuaalisesti humoristisemmat, ja dialogia on muutettu niin että Kametani ei sanokaan "en halua mennä pidemmälle", vaan "haluan puhua kanssasi" (kuva) – Jakso 56, jossa puhuimme mangan lukemiskokemuksesta luku kerrallaan vs pokkari kerrallaan – Lukujen väliset stripit ovat kanonisia ja muuttavat lukukokemusta jonkun verran (kuva) – Jakso 84, jossa puhuimme sarjasta Fullmetal Alchemist (1:48:43) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: JAPANIKSI LUKEMINEN – Furiganat auttavat lukemaan kanjeja eli kiinalaisia kirjoitusmerkkejä selittämällä yksinkertaisemmilla kana-merkistöillä auki, miten kanji on tarkoitus lausua – Vanitaksen kirjassa puhutaan kanonisesti ranskaa (Bluesky) (1:58:56) – IN SO DEEP, IT'S LOVE ALREADY: YHTEENVETO – Sarja sisältää hauskan kivaa seksuaalisuuteen tutustumista (kuva) (2:03:10) – DESUCON FROSTBITE 2026: MAARETIN LUENTO – Desucon Frostbite 2026:n ohjelmakartta – Maaretin ohjelma: Ihanan kamalat ongelmalliset parisuhteet BL-mangassa (YouTube) (2:10:42) – DESUCON FROSTBITE 2026: PETTERIN LUENTO – Petterin ohjelma: Japanin erityinen luontosuhde (YouTube) (2:20:51) – DESUCON FROSTBITE 2026: MUUT OHJELMAT – Tyttöys ja sen mieskeskeisyys shoujomangassa (YouTube) – Dandadanin yokait (YouTube) – One Piece - Wano ja onnistunut sovittaminen (YouTube) – Kunniavieras Ryootaroo Okiayu – Petterin cossi Okiayun ääninäyttelemästä Usamimi Kamen -hahmosta Animeconissa 2007 (kuva) – Onegai My Melody on Sanrio-sarja vuodelta 2005 (YouTube) – Mangan epätyypilliset naishahmot – Papa Told Me – Journal with Witch – I Want to Be a Wall – Shiawase wa tabete nete mate – Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? – Apothecary Diariesin historiallisuus ja hierarkiat (YouTube) – Ohjaustekniikat ja leikkaus sarjassa The Summer Hikaru Died (YouTube) – Kiitti supervoimista faija – Vanhemmuus HeroAcassa (YouTube) – Animurot-podcast – Heike Monogatari uudelleenkerrottuna (YouTube) – The Heike Story – Naoko Yamada – Huumori animessa (YouTube) – Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei – BL- ja GL -mangan sovitus live actioniksi (YouTube) – Happy of the End – BL-gachakirjasto – Delivery Cupid – How to Deal When Your Intimidating Neighbor is Actually an Omega (2:46:44) – MANGA HOKUSAI MANGA -NÄYTTELY – Manga Hokusai Manga -näyttely – Yleiskuva näyttelystä (kuva) – Toinen yleiskuva näyttelystä (kuva) – Katsushika Hokusai – Ylen artikkeli – Hokusai Manga oli Hokusain nimissä julkaistu 15-osainen kuvakokoelmajulkaisu, joka popularisoi vielä nykyäänkin käytettävän sanan "manga" – Vaikka sanan "manga" (漫画) ensimmäinen kanji "man" (漫) on perinteisesti käännetty sen modernin merkityksen mukaan "huolimaton" tai "hullunkurinen", on kyseessä tulkintavirhe – 1800-luvun kontekstissa parempi käännös olisi "kokoelma" tai "valikoima" – Hokusain julkaisuja voi selata netissä – Yhtymäkohta moderniin mangaan löytyi piirtämisen kodifioinnista ja piirto-oppaista (kuva) – Manganpiirto-oppaita vuosikymmenien varrelta (kuva) – Hokusai teki muitakin piirto-oppaita – Näyttelyn isoin visuaalinen elementti olivat Sawa Sakuran tekemät potretit Hokusaista ja hänen lähipiiristään – Hokusain omakuva ja Sakuran tekemä piirros hänestä (kuva) – Sakuran sarja Momo & Manji – O-Ei, Hokusain tytär (kuva) – Elokuvat Miss Hokusai ja Hokusai's Daughter perustuvat molemmat mangaan Sarusuberi – Utagawa Kuniyoshi, toinen saman aikakauden kuuluisa taiteilija (kuva) – Tetsuzoo Okadaya (joka haluaa että hänen nimensä kirjoitetaan "Tetuzoh"), The Man of Tangon tekijä, on itse asiassa valinnut nimimerkkinsäkin Hokusain aiemmin käyttämän taiteilijanimen "Tetsuzoo" mukaan – Hokusai esiintyy hahmona myös mangoissa Blade of the Immortal, Kazuo Kamimuran Kyojin kankei ja Shotaro Ishinomorin Hokusai – Efektiviivojen käyttöä Hokusain puupiirrostaiteessa (kuva) – Puhe- ja ajatuskuplia aikakauden puupiirrostaiteessa (kuva) – Isobe Isobee Monogatari, vuosina 2013-2017 ilmestynyt Shonen Jump -sarja… – …jonka keskeinen vitsi on se, että se on piirretty 1800-luvun tyyliin (kuva) – Futatsu Makura, vuonna 1986 ilmestynyt kaksipokkarinen manga… – …jonka idea on se, että piirrostyyli matkii aina nimenomaisesti jonkun tietyn Edo-kauden puupiirrostaiteilijan yksilöllistä tyyliä (kuva) – Tetsuzoo Okadayan lyhäri (kuva) – Haruko Ichikawan lyhäri (kuva) – Näyttelyesittelykansio oli todella vaikeasti luettavaa tekstiä, ja lisäksi todennäköisesti konekäännetty (kuva) (3:18:52) – DINOSAUR SANCTUARY – Uusi mangakustantaja Fuyuki – Ubunchu – Dinosaur Sanctuary – Kuulemma Lehtipisteen kanssa on käyty jo keskusteluja (Bluesky) (3:22:15) – KUULIJAKOMMENTTI: OMPPUPOMPPU – Kaiju No. 8, josta puhuimme lukujonossa jaksossa 35 –Contradict tekijältä Kamome Oshima (3:28:40) – LUKUJONOSSA: OSTOKSET JAPANISTA – Sutosuto – Stalker ga stalker sareteru hanashi – Manga UP!:issa nimellä Stalker Stalks Stalker – Kuma to usagi wa tomodachi de wa irenai – Himokuzu Hana-kun wa shinatagari – K Mangassa nimellä Hana-kun Can't Live Without Me – Tokoton kuzuna Watarase nanoni – Lulu's Hellhouse – 1999 Shanghai – Shinyuu no "dousei shite" ni "un"te iu made – Oni wa kyou mo ame wo matsu – Ryokudo nasu – Pinky Nightmare – Ore no seito wa kawaikunai – The Betrayer's Love Song – Sasaki and Miyano – Gakuran naka made sawatte hoshii (3:44:13) – LOPETUS

2026 is the year of the fire horse—a year that happens only once every 60 years. Across East Asia, it symbolizes transformation, intensity, and bold action. But in Japan? It's feared. Birth rates actually plummet during fire horse years because of a superstition that dates back to Edo-era Japan. What does a cursed kimono that burned down 70% of a city have to do with this? And why was a young girl named Oshichi burned at the stake in 1666? Come with me as I explore the tragic story behind this uniquely Japanese superstition, the Great Fire of Meireki that killed over 100,000 people, and what the saying "if it burns down, we'll build again" means for embracing change during difficult times. [Please Note: Some of the links are affiliate links (both Amazon and other). This means that at no cost to you, if you use and purchase through them I receive a small compensation. This is paid by the retailer. It also helps support me and my artistic endeavors. Thank you.] Follow Uncanny Japan Patreon Uncanny Japan Website Thersa Matsuura Website Books on Amazon YouTube Facebook Instagram Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution) Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Credits Music by Julyan Ray Matsuura About SpectreVision Radio SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We're a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode, we talk about two monumental projects that were started in this reign.  One was the historiographical project that likely led to the creation of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki.  And then there was the start of the first permanent capital city:  the Fujiwara Capital. Listen to the episode and find more on our website:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-143   Rough Transcript   Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects     Ohoama sat astride his horse and looked out at the land in front of him.   He could still see the image of the rice fields, now long fallow, spreading out on the plain.  To the north, east, and west, he could see the mountains that would frame his vision.  As his ministers started to rattle off information about the next steps of the plan, Ohoama began to smile.  He thought of the reports his embassies to the Great Tang had brought back, about the great walled cities of the continent.  In his mind's eye, Ohoama envisioned something similar, rising up on the plain in front of him. There would be an earth and stone wall, surrounding the great city.  The gates would be grand, much like the temples, but on an even greater scale.  Houses would be packed in tight, each within their own walled compounds.  In the center painted red and white, with green accents, would be a palace to rival any other structure in the archipelago.  The people would stream in, and the city would be bustling with traffic. This was a new center, from which the power of Yamato would be projected across the islands and even to the continent.   Greetings everyone, and welcome back.  This episode we are still focused on the reign of Ohoama, aka Temmu Tennou, between the years 672 and 686. Last episode we talked about the Four Great Temples—or the Four National Temples.  Much of this episode was focused on the rise and spread of Buddhism as we see in the building of these national temples, but also on the changes that occurred as the relationship between Buddhism and the State evolved.  This was part of Ohoama's work to build up the State into something beyond what it had been in the past—or perhaps into something comparable to what they believed it to have been in the past.  After all, based on the size of the tomb mounds in the kofun period, it does seem that there was a peak of prosperity in the 5th century, around the time of Wakatakeru, aka Yuryaku Tennou, and then a decline, to the point that the lineage from Wohodo, aka Keitai Tennou, seemed to have come in during a time when they were rebuilding Yamato power and authority. This episode we are going to talk about two projects that Ohoama kicked off during his reign.  He wouldn't see the completion of either one, since both took multiple decades to complete, but both focused on linking the past and the future.  The first we'll talk about is a new attempt to gather historical documents and records—the last time that was done was in the time of Kashikiya Hime, over 50 years ago.  That was during the height of Soga power.  Since then a lot had changed, and presumably there were even more stories and records that had been written down.  Plus the tide had changed.  So they needed to update—and maybe even correct—the historical record. But beyond that, there was a greater goal: Ohoama and his court also needed to make sure that the past was something that they wanted to go back to, among other things. The other thing we are going to discuss is the start of a project to build a brand new capital city.  And when we talk a bout city, we really mean a city.  This was a massive undertaking, likely unlike anything that we've seen so far.  Sure, there had been monumental building projects, but this was something that was going to take a lot more work - how much more monumental could you get than a new city?  And it would create a physical environment that would be the embodiment of the new centralization of power and authority, and the new state that Ohoama was building, with his administration—and Yamato—at the center.   Let's start with the big ones.  First and foremost, we have the entry from the 17th day of the 3rd month of the 681.  Ohoama gave a decree from the Daigokuden to commit to writing a Chronicle of the sovereigns and various matters of high antiquity.  Bentley translates this as saying that they were to record and confirm the Teiki, which Aston translated as the Chronicle of the Sovereigns, and various accounts of ancient times.  This task was given out to a slew of individuals, including the Royal Princes Kawashima and Osakabe; the Princes Hirose, Takeda, Kuwada, and Mino; as well as Kamitsukenu no Kimi no Michichi, Imbe no Muraji no Kobito, Adzumi no Muraji no Inashiki, Naniwa no Muraji no Ohogata, Nakatomi no Muraji no Ohoshima, and Heguri no Omi no Kobito.  Ohoshima and Kobito were specifically chosen as the scribes for this effort.  We aren't told what work was started at this time.  Aston, in his translation of the Nihon Shoki, assumes that this is the start of the Kojiki.  Bentley notes that this is the first in a variety of records about gathering the various records, including gathering records from the various families, and eventually even records from the various provinces.  And I think we can see why.  Legitimizing a new state and a new way of doing things often means ensuring that you have control of the narrative.  Today, that often means doing what you can to control media and the stories that are in the national consciousness.  In Ohoama's day, I'd argue that narrative was more about the various written sources, and how they were presented.  After all, many of the rituals and evidence that we are looking at would rely on the past to understand the present.  The various family records would not only tell of how those families came to be, but would have important information about what else was going on, and how that was presented could determine whether something was going to be seen as auspicious, or otherwise.  Even without getting rid of those records, it would be important to have the official, State narrative conform to the Truth that the state was attempting to implement. Ultimately, there is no way to know, exactly, how everything happened.  If the Nihon Shoki had a preface, it has been lost.  The Kojiki, for its part, does have a preface, and it points to an origin in the reign of Ohoama—known as the sovereign of Kiyomihara.  In there we are told that the sovereign had a complaint—that the Teiki and Honji, that is the chronicles of the sovereigns and the various other stories and legends, that had been handed down by various houses had come to differ from the truth.  They said they had many falsehoods, which likely meant that they just didn't match the Truth that the State was trying to push.  Thus  they wanted to create a so-called "true" version to pass down. This task was given to 28 year old Hieda no Are.  It says they were intelligent and had an incredible memory.  They studied all of the sources, and the work continued beyond the reign of Ohoama.  Later, in 711 CE, during the reign of Abe, aka Genmei Tennou, Oho no Yasumaro was given the task of writing down everything that Hieda no Are had learned.  The astute amongst you may have noticed that this mentions none of the individuals mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.  Nor does the Nihon Shoki mention anything about Hieda no Are.  So was this a separate effort, or all part of the same thing?  Was Are using the materials collected by  the project? As you may recall, we left the Kojiki behind some time ago, since it formally ends with the reign of Kashikiya hime, aka Suiko Tennou, but realistically it ended with Wohodo, aka Keitai Tennou—after that point there are just lists of the various heirs.  As such, there is some speculation that this was originally built off of earlier histories, perhaps arranged during the Soga era. The general explanation for all of this is that Hieda no Are memorized the poems and stories, and then Yasumaro wrote them down.  Furthermore, though the language in the Kojiki does not express a particular gender, in the Edo period there was a theory that Hieda no Are was a woman, which is still a popular theory. Compare all of that to the Nihon Shoki.  Where the Kojiki was often light on details and ends with Suiko Tennou, the Nihon Shoki often includes different sources, specifically mentions some of them by name, and continues up through the year 697.  Furthermore, textual analysis of the Nihon Shoki suggests that it was a team effort, with multiple Chroniclers, and likely multiple teams of Chroniclers.   I have to admit, that sounds a lot more like the kind of thing that Ohoama was kicking off. We have an entry in the Shoku Nihongi, the work that follows the Nihon Shoki, that suggests 720 for the finished compilation of the Nihon Shoki.  So did it take from 681 to 720 to put together?  That is a really long project, with what were probably several generations of individuals working on it. Or should this be read in a broader sense?  Was this a historiographical project, as Bentley calls it, but one that did not, immediately, know the form it would take?  It isn't the first such project—we have histories of the royal lineage and other stories that were compiled previously—much of that attributed to Shotoku Taishi, but likely part of an earlier attempt by the court.  In fact, given that the Kojiki and Sendai Hongi both functionally end around the time of Kashikiya hime, that is probably because the official histories covered those periods.  Obviously, though, a lot had happened, and some of what was written might not fit the current narrative.  And so we see a project to gather and compile various sources.  While this project likely culminated in the projects of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, I doubt that either work was necessarily part of the original vision.  Rather, it looks like the original vision was to collect what they could and then figure things out. It would have been after they started pulling the accounts together, reading them, and noticing the discrepancies that they would have needed to then edit them in such a way that they could tell a cohesive story.  That there are two separate compilations is definitely interesting.  I do suspect that Oho no Yasumaro was working from the efforts of Hieda no Are, either writing down something that had been largely captured in memory or perhaps finishing a project that Are had never completed.  The Nihon Shoki feels like it was a different set of teams, working together, but likely drawing from many of the same sources. And as to why we don't have the earlier sources?  I once heard it said that for books to be forgotten they didn't need to be banned—they just needed to fall out of circulation and no longer be copied anymore.  As new, presumably more detailed, works arose, it makes sense that older sources would not also be copied, as that information was presumably in the updated texts, and any information that wasn't brought over had been deemed counterfactual.  Even the Nihon Shoki risked falling into oblivion; the smaller and more digestible Kojiki was often more sought after.  The Kojiki generally presents a single story, and often uses characters phonetically, demonstrating how to read names and places.  And it just has a more story-like narrative to it.  The Nihon Shoki, comparatively, is dense, written in an old form of kanbun, often relying more on kanbun than on phonetic interpretations.  It was modeled on continental works, but as such it was never going to be as easy to read.  And so for a long time the Kojiki seems to have held pride of place for all but the most ardent scholars of history. Either way, I think that it is still fair to say that the record of 681 was key to the fact that we have this history, today, even if there was no way for Ohoama, at the time, to know just what form it would take. Another ambitious project that got started under Ohoama was the development of a new and permanent capital city. Up to this point we've talked about the various capitals of Yamato, but really it was more that we were talking about the palace compounds where the sovereign lived.  From the Makimuku Palace, where either Mimaki Iribiko or possibly even Himiko herself once held sway, to the latest palace, that of Kiyomihara, the sovereigns of Yamato were known by their palaces.  This is, in part, because for the longest time each successive sovereign would build a new palace after the previous sovereign passed away.  There are various reasons why this may have been the case, often connected to insular concepts of spiritual pollution brought on by the death of an individual, but also the practical consideration that the buildings, from what we can tell, were largely made of untreated wood.  That made them easier to erect, but also made them vulnerable to the elements, over time, and is probably one of the reasons that certain shrines, like the Shrine at Ise, similarly reconstitute themselves every 20 years or so. Furthermore, we talk about palaces, but we don't really talk about cities.  There were certainly large settlements—even going back to the Wei chronicles we see the mention of some 70 thousand households in the area of Yamateg.  It is likely that the Nara basin was filled with cultivated fields and many households.  Princes and noble households had their own compounds—remember that both Soga no Umako and Prince Umayado had compounds large enough that they could build temples on the compounds and have enough left over for their own palatial residences, as well.  However, these compounds were usually distributed in various areas, where those individuals presumably held some level of local control. It is unclear to me how exactly the early court functioned as far as housing individuals, and how often the court was "in session", as it were, with the noble houses.  Presumably they had local accommodations and weren't constantly traveling back and forth to the palace all the time.  We know that some houses sent individuals, men and women, to be palace attendants, even though they lived some distance away.  This was also likely a constraint on the Yamato court's influence in the early days. We do see the sovereign traveling, and various "temporary" palaces being provided.  I highly doubt that these were all built on the spot, and were likely conversions of existing residences, and similar lodging may have been available for elites when they traveled, though perhaps without such pomp and circumstance. What we don't really see in all of this, are anything resembling cities.  Now, the term "city" doesn't exactly have a single definition, but as I'm using it, I would note that we don't see large, permanent settlements of significant size that demonstrate the kind of larger civil planning that we would expect of such a settlement.  We certainly don't have cities in the way of the large settlements along the Yangzi and Yellow rivers. We talked some time back about the evolution of capital city layouts on the continent.  We mentioned that the early theoretical plan for a capital city was based on a square plan, itself divided into 9 square districts, with the central district constituting the palace.  This design works great on paper, but not so much in practice, especially with other considerations, such as the north-south orientation of most royal buildings.  And then there are geographic considerations.  In a place like Luoyang, this square concept was interrupted by the river and local topography.  Meanwhile, in Chang'an, they were able to attain a much more regular rectangular appearance.  Here, the court and the palace were placed in the center of the northernmost wall.  As such, most of the city was laid out to the south of the palace. In each case, however, these were large, planned cities with a grid of streets that defined the neighborhoods.  On each block were various private compounds, as well as the defined markets, temples, et cetera. The first possible attempt at anything like this may have been with the Toyosaki palace, in Naniwa.  There is some consideration that, given the size of the palace, there may have been streets and avenues that were built alongside it, with the intention of having a similar city layout.  If so, it isn't at all clear that it was ever implemented, and any evidence may have been destroyed by later construction on the site.  Then we have the Ohotsu palace, but that doesn't seem to be at the same scale as the Toyosaki palace—though it is possible that, again, we are missing some key evidence.  Nonetheless, the records don't really give us anything to suggest that these were large cities rather than just palaces. There is also the timeline.  While both the Toyosaki palace and the Ohotsu palace took years to build, they did not take the time and amount of manpower that would be needed to create a true capital city.  We can judge this based on what it took to build the new capital at Nihiki. This project gets kicked off in the 11th month of 676.  We are told that there was an intent to make the capital at Nihiki, so all of the rice-fields and gardens within the precincts, public and private property alike, were left fallow and became totally overgrown. This likely took some time.  The next time we see Nihiki is in the 3rd month of 682, when Prince Mino, a minister of the Household Department, and others, went there to examine the grounds.  At that point they apparently made the final decision to build the capital there.  Ohoama came out to visit later that same month. However, a year later, in the 12th month of 683, we are told that there was a decree for there to be multiple capitals and palaces in multiple sites, and they were going to make the Capital at Naniwa one of those places.  And so public functionaries were to go figure out places for houses.  So it wasn't just that they wanted to build one new, grand capital.  It sounds like they were planning to build two or three, so not just the one at Nihiki.  This is also where I have to wonder if the Toyosaki Palace was still being used as an administrative center, at the very least.  Or was it repurposed, as we saw that the Asuka palaces had been when the court moved to Ohotsu? This is further emphasized a few months later, when Prince Hirose and Ohotomo Yasumaro, at the head of a group of clerks, officials, artisans, and yin yang diviners were sent around the Home Provinces to try and divine sites suitable for a capital.  In addition, Prince Mino, Uneme no Oni no Tsukura, and others were sent to Shinano to see about setting up a capital there as well.  Perhaps this was inspired by the relationship between the two Tang capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang.  Or perhaps it was so that if one didn't work out another one might. Regardless, Nihiki seemed to be the primary target for this project, and in the third lunar month of 684 Ohoama visited the now barren grounds and decided on a place for the new palace.  A month later, Prince Mino and others returned with a map of Shinano, but there is no indication of where they might want to build another capital. After that, we don't hear anything more of Shinano or of a site in the Home Provinces.  We do hear one more thing about Naniwa, which we mentioned a couple of episodes back, and that is that in 686 there was a fire that burned down the palace at Naniwa, after which they seem to have abandoned that as a palace site.  And so we are left with the area of Nihiki. This project would take until the very end of 694 before it was ready.  In total, we are looking at a total of about 18 years—almost two decades, to build a new capital.  Some of this may have been the time spent researching other sites, but there also would have been significant time taken to clear and level.  This wasn't just fields—based on what we know, they were even taking down old kofun; we are later told about how they had to bury the bodies that were uncovered.  There was also probably a pause of some kind during the mourning period when Ohoama passed away.  And on top of it, this really was a big project.  It wasn't just building the palace, it was the roads, the infrastructure, and then all of the other construction—the city gates, the various private compounds, and more.  One can only imagine how much was being invested, especially if they were also looking at other sites and preparing them at the same time.  I suspect that they eventually abandoned the other sites when they realized just how big a project it really was that they were undertaking. Today we know that capital as Fujiwara-kyo, based on the name of the royal palace that was built there, and remarkably, we know where it was.  Excavations have revealed the site of the palace, and have given us an idea of the extent of the city:  It was designed as a square, roughly 5.3 kilometers, or 10 ri, on each side.  The square itself was interrupted by various terrain features, including the three holy mountains.  Based on archaeological evidence, the street grid was the first thing they laid out, and from what we can tell they were using the ideal Confucian layout as first dictated in the Zhouli, or Rites of Zhou.  This meant a square grid, with the palace in the center. Indeed, the palace was centered, due south of Mt. Miminashi, and you can still go and see the palace site, today.  When they went to build the palace, they actually had to effectively erase, or bury, the roads they had laid out.  They did the same thing for Yakushi-ji, or Yakushi-temple, when they built it as part of the city; one of the reasons we know it had to have been built after the roads were laid out.  We will definitely talk about this more when we get to that point of the Chronicles, but for now, know that the Fujiwara palace itself, based on excavations of the site, was massive.  The city itself would surpass both Heijo-kyo, at Nara, and Heian-kyo, in modern Kyoto.  And the palace was like the Toyosaki Naniwa palace on steroids.  It included all of the formal features of the Toyosaki Palace for running the government, but then enclosed that all in a larger compound with various buildings surrounding the court itself.  Overall, the entire site is massive.  This was meant as a capital to last for the ages. And yet, we have evidence that it was never completed.  For one thing, there is no evidence that a wall was ever erected around it—perhaps there was just no need, as relations with the mainland had calmed down, greatly.  But there is also evidence that parts of the palace, even, were not finished at the time that they abandoned it.  Fujiwara-kyo would only be occupied for about 16 years before a new capital was built—Heijo-kyo, in Nara.  There are various reasons as to why they abandoned what was clearly meant to be the first permanent capital city, and even with the move to a new city in Nara it would be clear that it was going to take the court a bit of time before they were ready to permanently settle down—at least a century or so. Based on all the evidence we have, and assuming this was the site of the eventual capital, Nihiki was the area of modern Kashihara just north of Asuka, between—and around—the mountains of Unebi, Miminashi, and Kagu.  If these mountains are familiar, they popped up several times much earlier in the Chronicles--Mostly in the Age of the Gods and in the reign of the mythical Iware-biko, aka Jimmu Tennou.  Yet these three mountains help to set out the boundaries of the capital city that was being built at this time. There is definitely some consideration that they were emphasized in the early parts  of the Chronicles—the mythical sections, which were bolstering the story of Amaterasu and the Heavenly Grandchild, setting up the founding myths for the dynasty.  Even though the Chronicles  were not completed until well after the court had moved out, the Fujiwara capital is the climax of the Nihon Shoki, which ends in 697, three years into life at the new palace.  And so we can assume that much of the early, critical editing of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki were done with the idea that this would be the new capital, and so it was woven into the histories, and had it continued as the capital, the very landscape would have recalled the stories of the divine origins of the Royal family and the state of Yamato itself.  This was the stage on which Ohoama's state was built.  He, and his successors, didn't just change the future path of the Yamato government.  They rearranged the physical and temporal environment, creating a world that centered them and their government.  I suspect that Ohoama didn't originally consider that these wouldn't be finished during his reign.  That said, he came to power in his 40s, only slightly younger than his brother, who had just died.  He would live to be 56 years old—a respectable age for male sovereigns, around that time.  From a quick glance, Naka no Oe was about 45 or 46 years old, while Karu lived to about 57 or 58.  Tamura only made it to 48.  The female sovereigns seem to have lasted longer, with Ohoama's mother surviving until she was 66 or 67 years old, and Kashikiya Hime made it to the ripe old age of 74.  That said, it is quite likely that he thought he would make it longer.  After all, look at all the merit he was accruing!  Still, he passed away before he could see these projects fully accomplished.  That would have to be left for the next reign—and even that wasn't enough.  The Fujiwara Capital would only be occupied for a short time before being abandoned about two reigns later, and the histories as we know them wouldn't be complete for three more reigns.  So given all of this, let's take another quick look at Ohoama himself and where he stands at this pivotal moment of Yamato history.When we look at how he is portrayed, Ohoama is generally lionized for the work he is said to have accomplished.  I would argue that he is the last of three major figures to whom are attributed most of the changes that resulted in the sinification of the Yamato government.  The first is prince Umayado, aka Shotoku Taishi, who is said to have written the 17 article constitution, the first rank system, and the introduction of Buddhism.  To be fair, these things—which may not have been exactly as recorded in the Chronicles—were likely products of the court as a whole.  Many people attribute more to Kashikiya Hime, aka Suiko Tennou, as well as Soga no Umako.  Of course, Soga no Umako wasn't a sovereign, or even a member of the royal family, and Kashikiya Hime, aka Suiko Tennou, seems to have likewise been discounted, at least later, possibly due to the fact that she is thought to have come to power more as a compromise candidate than anything else—she was the wife of a previous sovereign and niece to Soga no Umako.  Many modern scholars seem to focus more on the agency of Kashikiya Hime and suggest that she had more say than people tend to give her credit for.  That said, Shotoku Taishi seems to have been the legendary figure that was just real enough to ascribe success to.  That he died before he could assume the throne just meant that he didn't have too many problematic decisions of his own to apparently work around. The next major figure seems to be Naka no Oe, aka Tenji Tennou.  Naka no Oe kicks off the period of Great Change, the Taika era, and is credited with a lot of the changes—though I can't help but notice that the formal sovereign, Naka no Oe's uncle, Karu, seems to have stuck with the new vision of the Toyosaki Palace and the administrative state while Naka no Oe and his mother moved back to the traditional capital.  And when Naka no Oe moved the capital to Ohotsu, he once again built a palace more closely aligned to what we see in Asuka than the one in Naniwa, which brings some questions about how the new court was operating.  But many of his reforms clearly were implemented, leveraging the new concepts of continental rulership to solidify the court's hegemony over the rest of the archipelago. Ohoama, as represented in the Chronicles, appears to be the culmination of these three.  He is building on top of what his brother had implemented through the last three reigns.  Some of what he did was consolidate what Naka no Oe had done, but there were also new creations, for which Ohoama is credited, even if most of the work was done outside of Ohoama's reign, but they were attributed to Ohoama, nonetheless.  Much of this was started later in Ohoama's reign, and even today there seem to be some questions about who did what.  Nonetheless, we can at least see how the Chroniclers were putting the story together. There are a lot of scholars that point to the fact that the bulk of the work of these projects would actually be laid out in the following reigns, and who suggest that individuals like the influential Uno no Sarara, who held the control of the government in Ohoama's final days, may have had a good deal more impact on how things turned out, ultimately.  In fact, they might even have been more properly termed her projects—there are some that wonder if some of the attributions to Ohoama were meant to bolster the authority of later decrees, but I don't really see a need for that, and it seems that there is enough evidence to suggest that these projects were begun in this period. All of this makes it somewhat ironic that by the time the narrative was consolidated and published to the court, things were in a much different place—literally.  The Fujiwara capital had been abandoned.  The court, temples, and the aristocracy had picked up stakes and moved north.  Fujiwara no Fuhito had come on the scene, and now his family was really taking off.  This was not the same world that the Chronicles had been designed around. And yet, that is what was produced.  Perhaps there is a reason that they ended where they did. From that point on, though, there were plenty of other projects to record what was happening.  Attempts to control the narrative would need to do a lot more.  We see things like the Sendai Kuji Hongi, with its alternative, and perhaps even subversive, focus on the Mononobe family.  And then later works like the Kogoshui, recording for all time the grievances of the Imbe against their rivals—for all the good that it would do.  With more people learning to write, it was no longer up to the State what did or did not get written down. But that has taken us well beyond the scope of this reign—and this episode, which we should probably be bringing to a close.  There are still some things here and there that I want to discuss about this reign—so the next episode may be more of a miscellany of various records that we haven't otherwise covered, so far.  Until then if you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. 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In the spirit of Carnival season, here's a special bonus rebroadcast of our Mardi Gras Super-Sized Special released in January 2025 about a unique connection between New Orleans, Japan & Mardi Gras that took place in 2024! ++++++2024 was a special year for Carnival and the Japan-New Orleans connection! Lafcadio Hearn's life & works inspired the theme for Rex Parade 2024: "The Two Worlds of Lafcadio Hearn - New Orleans & Japan". But why Hearn? What went into the float design? What other ways has Hearn left a lasting impact on both New Orleans & Japan? Find out today with a super-sized special Mardi Gras bonus episode, featuring insights from Rex historian/archivist Will French & historian/archivist emeritus Dr. Stephen Hales, Royal Artists float designer/artistic director Caroline Thomas, Lafcadio Hearn's great grandson Bon Koizumi,  legendary chef John Folse, Captain of the Krewe of Lafcadio John Kelly, JSNO's resident Lafcadio Hearn expert Matthew Smith, and even the Mayor of Matsue Akihito Uesada! Get ready for Mardi Gras 2025 by reflecting on this unique connection between New Orleans & Japan!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Music Credits ------Background music provided by: Royalty Free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for Free Sound Music http://freesoundmusic.eu FreeSoundMusic on Youtube  Link to Original Sound Clip------ Audio Clip Credits ------Thanks to Dominic Massa & everyone at WYES for allowing us to use some of the audio from the below Rex Clips:Segment about Royal Artist & Float DesignFull 2024 Rex Ball Coverage (Krewe of Lafcadio/Nicholls State segment)Thanks to Matsue City Hall & Mayor Akihito Uesada for their video message below:Message from Matsue Mayor Akihito Uesada------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Past KOJ Hearn/Matsue/History Episodes ------30 Years, 2 Cities: The 2024 New Orleans-Matsue Exchange ft. Katherine Heller & Wade Trosclair (S6E11)From Tokyo to Treme: A Jazz Trombone Tale ft. Haruka Kikuchi (S6E10)Foreign-Born Samurai: William Adams ft. Nathan Ledbetter (Guest Host, Dr. Samantha Perez) (S5E17)Foreign-Born Samurai: Yasuke ft. Nathan Ledbetter (Guest Host, Dr. Samantha Perez) (S5E16)Explore Matsue ft. Nicholas McCullough (S4E19)Jokichi Takamine: The Earliest Bridge Between New Orleans & Japan ft. Stephen Lyman (S4E13)The Life & Legacy of Lafcadio Hearn ft. Bon & Shoko Koizumi (S1E9)Matsue & New Orleans: Sister Cities ft. Dr. Samantha Perez (S1E2)------ Links about Rex ------2024 Rex Parade/Float PDF with Full DesignsCaroline Thomas's Website------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

Episode 4: The Trial Series What real-life investigation does Admiral Satie remind us of? Would Jellico have done better or worse in the Drumhead? Why didn't Worf know that Kurn or his Nanny was alive? Why was no one concerned with bias until now? Why don't the Edo explain the laws to newcomers in “Justice?' Join Ashlyn, Rhianna, and Bob Cesca as we discuss the next set of Trial episodes in The Next Generation. This is the fourth episode of our Trial Series, where Ashlyn and Rhianna talk about the Trial episodes of every Star Trek show. SPOILER WARNING: TNG and Lower Decks Next time, we'll head to the trials both fair and not in Deep Space Nine! DISCLAIMER: We do not own any of the rights to Star Trek or its affiliations. This content is for review only. Our intro and outro is by Jerry Goldsmith. Rule of Acquisition #76: “Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.” Please check out our Patreon and donate any $1, $6, $10, or $20 per month to access exclusive episodes of trivia, documentary review, and reviews of every episode of The Animated Series, Lower Decks and the Short Treks, plus our mini-series. Head to https://www.patreon.com/thedurassisterspodcast for all this and more!

Les collections des Beaux-Arts de Paris détiennent un tirage du célèbre cycle des huit gravures sur bois des Cascades de différentes provinces d'Hokusai. Réalisé autour de 1830, cet ensemble au caractère à la fois visionnaire et synthétique est un jalon essentiel de l'art japonais de l'époque Edo et au-delà, l'objet de multiples ramifications ou réinterprétations encore vivantes aujourd'hui. Au cours de cette « Collection parlée », conçue comme une rencontre sensible autour de l'œuvre, quatre spécialistes vont en proposer des lectures complémentaires ainsi qu'un éclairage contemporain.Sophie Basch, professeure de littérature française à la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université, évoque l'engouement pour l'art japonais dans les milieux artistiques parisiens de la fin du XIXᵉ siècle, en mettant notamment en lumière le rôle déterminant des Beaux-Arts de Paris lors de la grande exposition d'estampes japonaises de 1890. Giulia Longo, conservatrice des estampes et photographies aux Beaux-Arts de Paris, revient sur les circonstances de son entrée dans les collections en 1908. Marianne Simon-Oikawa, professeure d'Études japonaises à Paris Cité, évoque la figure d'Hokusai et Clélia Zernik, professeure de philosophie de l'art aux Beaux-Arts de Paris, en propose une mise en perspective contemporaine.Amphithéâtre d'HonneurMardi 27 janvier 2026Crédit photo : Katsushika Hokusai, Cascade de Kirifuri au mont Kurokami dans la province de Shimotsuke, gravure sur bois en couleur, vers 1833, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Est 4659

In deze aflevering ga ik in gesprek met Edo van Apeldoorn over iets waar veel mensen met AD(H)D zich in zullen herkennen: jezelf aanpassen om te voldoen aan verwachtingen en wat dat je uiteindelijk kost. Edo vertelt hoe hij jarenlang hard heeft gewerkt om binnen een bepaald verwachtingspatroon te passen. Altijd ‘aan', altijd zijn best doen, bang om fouten te maken en vooral niet door de mand vallen. Die angst zorgde voor steeds meer onrust en leidde uiteindelijk tot controlezucht. Want controle leek rust te geven, maar bleek juist het tegenovergestelde te doen. We praten over angst voor de toekomst en over omgaan met ongemak. Over hoe makkelijk het is om jezelf verhalen te blijven vertellen om spannende stappen uit de weg te gaan. En over waarom leven volgens je kernwaarden zoveel vraagt, maar ook zoveel oplevert. Een bijzonder thema in dit gesprek is hoe ongemakkelijk het kan zijn als dingen ineens wel makkelijk gaan. Zeker als je je hele leven het idee hebt gehad dat het altijd zwaar en moeilijk moet zijn. Wat als het stroomt? Wat als je blijkt te functioneren? En wat als je dat misschien ook weer kunt verliezen? Die gedachte alleen al kan doodeng zijn. Een open en eerlijk gesprek over controle loslaten, angst aankijken en stap voor stap dichter bij jezelf komen. Zonder oplossingen, zonder quick fixes.

Police, Soldiers In Mass Action In Edo Over Rampant Kidnappinghttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-soldiers-in-mass-action-in-edo-over-rampant-kidnapping/Day after the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika personally led troops of joint security operatives at the dead of the night to launch offensive attacks against kidnappers in the forest, the Commander, 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Ahmed Balogun also personally led troops of joint security operatives to the kidnappers' hideouts and launched massive military clearance and offensive actions against kidnappers, both security operations led to the arrest of several suspected kidnappers allegedly caught in the act inside the bush, with the identities of the arrested suspects indicating that most of the kidnappers terrorising Edo State are from the far Northern part of Nigeria, an observation which appeared to have challenged the public policy statement made earlier in January 2026 by the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo who stated that many of those involved in the kidnapping surge in Edo state are indigenes of the area, saying, that may be the reason some kidnappers wears facemasks, the governor made this statement as kidnapping in the state appeared to have become worse in 2026 and very rampant in a manner that indicated that an average of 1 to 2 persons are being kidnapped in a day in Edo state as more than 60 persons became new victims of the increasing criminal activities in the state since the beginning of 2026, like, in January 2, 2026, two brothers, Doctor Abu Ibrahim Babatunde, a medical doctor on housemanship and Abu Tahir, a fresh graduate were kidnapped at the gate of their residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp in Auchi, the kidnappers initially demanded a ₦200 million ransom and tragically, on January 5, one of the two brothers was found dead, on January 9, 2026, 8 indigenes of Imoga community in the Akoko-Edo local government area of the state were abducted from a hotel along Ibillo road, since the start of 2026, Edo state has experienced a significant surge in kidnappings, leading to widespread protests at Ekpoma in the Edo Central senatorial zone with multiple police rescue operations including the incidents reported early February 2026, where police rescued 9 victims including 5 children and a separate group of 14 victims, this as that, earlier on January 22, 2026, a farmer named Monday Adero was kidnapped and later rescued and in late January, another farmer, Abraham Udewa, and his two wives, Brinda and Anna were abducted from Egoro Amende community but successfully rescued by security forces, in mid-January, Akhabhe Favour and a former student union leader were kidnapped in Edo central, troubled by the surge in kidnapping in the state, residents and students of Ambrose Alli University A.A.U staged a major protest on January 10, 2026, citing "daily kidnappings" and the abduction of a university professor and numerous students, on February 2, 2026, a family of nine was ambushed at Eko-Abeku-Iyowa road in Ovia North-East Local government area and the kidnappers demanded a ₦260 million ransom for four children and two women still held after five others were rescued or released, that aside, on January 31, 2026, gunmen intercepted a commercial bus near Ekhiadolor, shooting the driver and taking passengers into the bush, police later rescued 13 victims, in mid-January 2026, multiple residents in Ekpoma were abducted, including a victim captured on CCTV being taken from his compound. #OsazuwaAkonedoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/osazuwaakonedo--4980924/support.Kindly support us for more productivity and efficiency in news delivery.Visit our donation page: DonateYou can also use our Mobile app for more news in different formats: CLICK TO DOWNDLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE 

Send us a textMeet Japan's most famous ghost in this chilling episode of Supernatural Japan, as we dive into the terrifying legend of Oiwa from Yotsuya Kaidan. Betrayed, poisoned, and murdered, Oiwa returns as a vengeful onryō, haunting her husband and driving him into madness. Explore the dark origins of this Edo-period ghost story, the real-world curses surrounding its stage and film adaptations, and why Oiwa remains one of the most powerful and feared spirits in Japanese folklore. From classic kabuki to modern J-horror, discover how the Legend of Oiwa continues to shape Japan's obsession with ghosts, revenge, and the supernatural.Follow the podcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supernaturaljapanBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/madformaple.bsky.socialX: https://x.com/MadForMapleFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/supernaturaljapanEmail: supernaturaljapan@gmail.comTales from Kevin Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-from-kevin/id1767355563Support the podcast (Help fund the creation of new episodes) https://buymeacoffee.com/busankevinYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusanKevinWebsite: https://supernaturaljapan.buzzsprout.comSupport the show

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Si buscas una excursión de día genial desde Kioto, te recomendamos Omihachiman. No sólo tiene casas maravillosamente conservadas del periodo Edo (en varias se puede entrar), sino un precioso canal-foso del antiguo castillo, un santuario precioso, arquitectura híbrida japonesa-occidental, un teleférico a la montaña donde estaba el castillo y unas vistas geniales del lago Biwa. Además, se come muy buen wagyu de Omi por la zona, lo que hace que la excursión sea aún más interesante. Y sólo a 35 minutos de Kioto en tren. Luego, en Japonismo mini hablamos de la charla sobre Tokio que dimos en Fitur, para desterrar clichés de qué se puede encontrar realmente allí. Además, tenemos un seguro nuevo, preparado junto a nuestro socio y exclusivo de Japonismo con todas las coberturas que nosotros queríamos para un viaje a Japón. Que además será el que usemos en nuestro próximo viaje. Atento que seguro que visitamos sitios que te interesarán. Leemos muchos comentarios (cada vez nos dejáis más y nos encanta) y, finalmente, te contamos cómo se dice "lago" en japonés. ¡Mata ne! ¿Quieres colaborar con el programa? - Colabora en Patreon - Únete a la Comunidad Japonismo - Reserva hoteles en Japón (y en todo el mundo) - Consigue seguro de viajes (¡no sólo para Japón!) - Busca los mejores vuelos - Lleva Internet (pocket wifi o SIM) - JR Pass para viajes ilimitados en tren ---- Continúa la conversación en: - Web: https://japonismo.com - Discord: https://discord.gg/hZrSa57 - Facebook: https://facebook.com/japonismo - Twitter: https://twitter.com/japonismo - Instagram: https://instagram.com/japonismo - Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/japonismo - Newsletter semanal: http://eepurl.com/di60Xn

From Astro Boy to Gundam to real-world robots like ASIMO and Pepper, Japan's fascination with robots runs deep. This week, the Krewe is joined by author, cultural commentator, & robot enthusiast Matt Alt to explore how robots became heroes instead of threats in Japanese pop culture and how those sci-fi dreams quietly shaped Japan's modern relationship with technology, AI, and everyday automation. From giant mecha and cyborg icons to robot cafés and beyond, we dig into why Japan seems so comfortable living alongside machines in an episode that's equal parts nostalgia, culture, and future tech.------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, Threads: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ Matt Alt Links ------Matt's WebsitePure Invention - Publisher's PageMatt's NewsletterPure Tokyoscope PodcastMatt on IG------ Past Matt Alt Episodes ------Akira Toriyama: Legacy of a Legend ft. Matt Alt (S5E3)The History of Nintendo ft. Matt Alt (S4E18)How Marvel Comics Changed Tokusatsu & Japan Forever ft Gene & Ted Pelc (Guest Host, Matt Alt) (S3E13)Yokai: The Hauntings of Japan ft. Hiroko Yoda & Matt Alt (S2E5)Why Japan ft. Matt Alt (S1E1)------ Past KOJ Pop Culture Episodes ------Enjoying Shojo Anime & Manga ft. Taryn of Manga Lela (S5E18)The History & Evolution of Godzilla ft. Dr. William (Bill) Tsutsui (S5E1)Thoughts on Godzilla Minus One ft. Dr. William (Bill) Tsutsui (S4Bonus)Japanese Mascot Mania ft. Chris Carlier of Mondo Mascots (S4E8)Tokusatsu Talk with a Super Sentai ft. Sotaro Yasuda aka GekiChopper (S4E6)The Evolution of PokéMania ft Daniel Dockery [Part 2] (S4E3)The Evolution of PokéMania ft Daniel Dockery [Part 1] (S4E2)Japanese Independent Film Industry ft. Award Winning Director Eiji Uchida (S3E18)Talking Shonen Anime Series ft. Kyle Hebert (S3E10)Japanese Arcades (S2E16)How to Watch Anime: Subbed vs. Dubbed ft. Dan Woren (S2E9)Manga: Literature & An Art Form ft. Danica Davidson (S2E3)The Fantastical World of Studio Ghibli ft. Steve Alpert (S2E1)The Greatest Anime of All Time Pt. 3: Modern Day Anime  (2010's-Present) (S1E18)The Greatest Anime of All Time Pt. 2: The Golden Age  (1990's-2010's) (S1E16)The Greatest Anime of All Time Pt. 1: Nostalgia (60's-80's) (S1E5)We Love Pokemon: Celebrating 25 Years (S1E3)------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

In this episode of Develop This!, host Dennis Fraise sits down with Samantha Jefferson, Managing Director of the Site Selectors Guild. This episode continues the relationship between the Develop This! Podcast and the Site Selectors Guild, offering listeners direct insight into how site selectors think, lead, and shape economic development outcomes. Samantha shares her unique career journey and how early leadership experiences helped shape her holistic approach to site selection. The conversation explores why community understanding is just as important as data, how the Guild promotes integrity and objectivity in the profession, and why member feedback is driving new initiatives—including the launch of new industry certifications. Dennis and Samantha also discuss the realities of site readiness, the importance of speculative investment, the Guild's international expansion, and how partnerships and conferences are strengthening engagement across the profession. Key Takeaways Samantha's diverse background shapes her holistic view of site selection Leadership lessons can come from early experiences, including youth organizations Understanding communities is critical to successful economic development The Site Selectors Guild promotes integrity and objectivity in site selection Member feedback guides the Guild's future direction New certifications help define professional standards for site selectors International expansion reflects the realities of a global economy Site readiness requires careful planning and speculative investment Partnerships enhance learning and engagement opportunities Success as Managing Director means strong membership and impactful collaboration Snacks With Surpise Join us in Atlanta for the 2026 Guild Spring Conference! Mark your calendar and prepare for an unparalleled experience at the 2026 Guild Spring Conference with 50 top site selection consultants and members of the Site Selectors Guild taking place March 23-25, 2026 in the vibrant heart of Atlanta, Georgia! With a ratio of eight EDO attendees to one Guild member, this is your exclusive opportunity to connect directly with the world's top location strategy experts and economic developers from across the US and abroad who are all shaping the future of site selection and global investment.  The 2026 Guild Spring Conference will bring together the brightest minds in the industry for dynamic panel discussions, interactive roundtables, and high-impact networking sessions—all designed to spark new ideas, foster meaningful connections, and drive real results. Whether you are looking to showcase your community, understand the latest trends, or build relationships that matter, there is no better place to do it than at the Guild Spring Conference.    

Greetings Glocal Citizens! For those listeners in North America, February is Black History Month. Week in and week out on this podcast, we're all about how our Black present syncs with our history and all things forward for people of the Black diaspora worldwide. This week's conversation zooms in on a healthcare infrastrucutre solution that has the potential to transform how emergency response services are designed and implemented with the realities of African communities in mind. My guest this week, Folake Owodunni is the co-founder and CEO of Emergency Response Africa (ERA), a health tech company revolutionizing access to emergency care in Africa, beginning with Nigeria. With over 15 years of experience across healthcare, marketing, and consulting in Nigeria, the U.S., and Canada, she brings a dynamic and cross-sectoral approach to solving complex health challenges. Under her leadership, ERA has managed over 4,500 medical emergencies, reducing response times by up to 80%, and forging partnerships with forward-thinking state governments including Edo, Ogun, and Rivers. Also a certified First Responder with the Canadian Red Cross, she is passionate about Africa's rising tech ecosystem and making fast, reliable emergency medical care accessible to all Africans using technology. Recognized for her innovation and impact, she has received multiple awards and development grants, including the Google Black Founders Fund, JICA's Next Innovation with Japan Award, The Professor Grace Alele-Williams Alumni Impact Award, and most recently, the global Aurora Tech Award. As you'll hear in the conversation, ERA is appealing to the the Black/African Diaspora to get involved! Health is wealth so #listenandlearn how you can forward ERA's mission to deliver fast, reliable emergency care across Africa. Where to find Folake? On LinkedIn On Instagram What's Folake reading? Tessa Afshar's Jewel of the Nile Finding Flow: The Psychology Of Engagement With Everyday Life by Mihaly Csikszentmihalhi [The CEO Only Does Three Things: Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite](link https://www.scribd.com/document/898002899/A-CEO-Only-Does-Three-Things) by Trey Taylor What's Folake listening to? Diary of a CEO Podcast [The Lazy CEO](link https://www.thelazyceo.com/) Other topics of interest: Ogun State, Nigeria Kitchner - Waterloo, Canada Meet Dr. Ola Brown of Flying Doctors Nigeria About The Prosperity Paradox African Journal for Emergency Medicine About Biblical FictionSpecial Guest: Folake Owodunni.

Today praya na for pipo for Niger and Edo state whey dis bandit dem for kill pipo and for de family of soja dem wen die. De message of Hope dey tell us who Jesus bi bikos na asd we know Jesus naim we go get de life wen no dey end.

Fuji är inte bara ett vackert berg utan också en vulkan som tidigare haft utbrott omkring vart 30 år. Nu varnar myndigheterna för att det kan hända igen, och vill öka beredskapen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. I en dramatisk informationsfilm skildras vilka risker ett utbrott skulle innebära för Tokyo och platser och personer som befinner sig närmre vulkanen. På plats i Tokyo möter vi vulkanologen Toshitsugu Fujii, den expert som uttalar sig i filmen, och som har också varit med i arbetet med den. Han har studerat Fuji sedan millennieskiftet, då viss aktivitet under vulkanen kunde registreras. De senaste 5 000 åren har det skett utbrott vart 30 år i genomsnitt, berättar han, men nu har det varit uppehåll sedan 1707. Den gången spreds stora mängder aska över Edo, som Tokyo hette på den tiden. Idag skulle ett askan från ett liknande utbrott få större verkningar på moderna transporter och infrastruktur, säger han. Flödande lava, flygande stenblock, så kallade pyroklastiska flöden och stora störtfloder av lervälling är andra farliga risker, beroende på vilken typ av utbrott som sker. Det här är vanskligt att förutsäga, och tyvärr kan forskarna inte heller förutsäga när ett utbrott skulle kunna ske, mer än i bästa fall några dagar i förväg. Medverkande: Toshitsugu Fujii, professor emeritus vid Tokyos universitet och direktör för det särskilda forskningsinstitutet vid Fuji. Vi hör också klipp ur filmen, som går att se här.Reporter: Björn Gunérbjorn.guner@sr.seProducent: Lars Broströmlars.brostrom@sr.se

     This week a four film tribute to an actor whose career spanned seven decades, the legendary Tatsuya Nakadai.     A penniless samurai leaves his wife for improved social status and the daughter of wealthy family. A young woodcutter, taking refuge from a blizzard, confronts a yuki-onna. A blind musician performs for a dead Emperor, who plans to keep him playing in his ghostly court forever. A lord sees a face he doesn't know reflected back in his cup of tea and soon is visited by their ghostly and murderous attendants. Widely regarded as one of the most beautiful films of all time and based on the legends collected by Yakumo Koizumi, whose work gave Western audiences their first look into Japanese culture- Kwaidan.     An amoral master swordsman, with a habit of random street murders, has to leave his home after killing an opponent after a duel and takes his opponent's wife with him. Two years later, in Edo, he has joined a secret assassin squad to support the shogunate and his past begins to catch up with him. The first in a planned trilogy, never completed due to the amounts of violence in the first film, based on one of the longest books ever written over 41 volumes and published over 28 years, The Sword of Doom.     Masagoro Kiryuin, a contradictor gang-boss who sees himself as a chivalric protector, adopts a daughter. Matsue is smart, has a thirst for knowledge, and struggles against the boundaries society has set for her. A yakuza melodrama that covers several decades of their lives- Onimasa (aka Kiryûin Hanako no shôgai).     2,217 British and Australian prisoners of war had been forced to work on the Burma railway and build a bridge. Now they are being taken to Japan to fill in the increasing manpower shortage. Stuffed into the hold of a hell ship, without enough air, water, or food, it seems unlikely the majority will survive to their destination. Or will they all die at the hands of patrolling American submarines? Not a sequel to the similarly titled classic, Return from the River Kwai. All that and Kevin might never Returnal from his current obsession, Craig shares a pain Tyler knows well, and Dave might be napping in his chair. Join us, won't you?   Episode 449- A Good Day to Nakadai Hard

Paul Knegten draws on his experience as a former Beeswax CMO and long-time ad tech marketer to explain what actually works in marketing as the industry heads into 2026. The conversation covers AI hype versus real value, why founder voice matters more than positioning decks, how buyers actually make decisions, and the difference between a marketing problem and a real business problem. Paul also breaks down where ad tech companies lose the plot when talking to brands and agencies, and why relevance beats buzz every time. Takeaways AI does not fix weak positioning and only works when it solves a real customer problem. Founder-led communication often outperforms polished brand messaging in ad tech. Buyers care more about results than transparency when performance is strong. LinkedIn and major industry events remain the two most effective channels to reach decision makers. Many companies think they have a marketing issue when they actually have a product-market fit problem. Chapters 00:09 Intro and guest welcome, Paul Knegten 01:04 Marketecture Live and Startup Showcase 04:05 Paul's background in ad tech marketing 05:34 State of ad tech and the AI rush 06:39 Consolidation and “quietly winning” ad networks 08:44 Transparency vs performance for buyers 10:11 Founder-led marketing and being the face of the brand 13:13 Avoiding the ad tech echo chamber 15:26 Reaching buyers on LinkedIn and tentpole events 20:15 Brands and agencies vs ad tech priorities 22:06 AI hype and differentiation 24:05 “Marketing problem” vs “problem problem.” 28:39 OpenAI rolls out ads in the free tier 38:58 CTV News, EDO vs iSpot TV lawsuit 47:48 Gamera launch and open-web signals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes As part of the Develop This! 2026 Crystal Ball Series, host Dennis Fraise sits down with Andy Coe, Principal at Convergent Nonprofit Solutions, to explore what lies ahead for economic development organization (EDO) funding as communities head toward 2026. With public funding under pressure and competition for private dollars increasing, this episode delivers a candid, practical conversation about risk management, revenue diversification, and leadership strategy. Andy draws on his national experience working alongside EDOs, chambers, and nonprofit organizations to explain why some communities will struggle—and why others will emerge stronger than ever. Dennis and Andy also reflect on the long-standing relationship between Develop This! and Convergent Nonprofit Solutions, highlighting shared values around leadership, transparency, and sustainable community investment. Listeners will gain insight into: Why waiting for funding clarity is no longer an option How strong investor relationships and communication can stabilize—or grow—budgets What EDO leaders must do to clearly articulate impact in a crowded funding environment How asking better questions can uncover hidden community capacity and opportunity Why organizations that lead with purpose and data will outperform those that rely on legacy funding models Key Takeaways Proactive leadership is essential to mitigating funding risk Diversifying revenue sources is no longer optional—it's foundational Strong, authentic relationships drive fundraising success Clear communication of impact builds investor confidence Asking the right questions reveals new funding and partnership opportunities

Before fully diving into 2026, the Krewe takes a minute (or 64) to reflect on Japan in 2025, recapping & remembering the good, the bad & the wacky. From the top news stories of 2025 to the year's biggest pop culture stand outs, this episode covers it all!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, Threads: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! Get your very own JAPAN BEAR SHELTER------ Past KOJ Episodes Referenced ------Crash Course in Japanese Politics ft. Tobias Harris of Japan Foresight (S6E13)Social Media & Perceptions of Japan (S6E8)Japanese Soccer on the World Stage ft. Dan Orlowitz (S6E5)Meet the J.League ft. Dan Orlowitz (S6E4)Expo 2025: Japan on the World Stage ft. Sachiko Yoshimura (S6E2)Checking Out Miyagi ft. Ryotaro Sakurai (Guest Host, William Woods) (S5E5)Thoughts on Godzilla Minus One ft. Dr. William (Bill) Tsutsui (S4Bonus)Visiting Themed Cafes in Japan ft. Chris Nilghe of TDR Explorer (S4E15)The Life of a Sumotori ft. 3-Time Grand Champion Konishiki Yasokichi (S4E10)Japan 2021: A Year in Review (S2E13)Japanese Theme Parks ft. TDR Explorer (S2E4)Greatest Anime of All-Time pt. 3: Modern Day Anime (2010-Present) (S1E18)Talking Sumo ft. Andrew Freud (S1E8)------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

Nigeria's Fourth Republic was designed to strengthen democracy after military rule, but over time godfatherism became deeply embedded in the political system. Across states such as Kano, Rivers, Edo, Kwara, and Kogi, powerful political figures sponsored successors only for relationships to collapse into bitter rivalries once power changed hands. As part of preparations for this year's Daily Trust Annual Dialogue, today's episode of Nigeria Daily examines some of the great fallouts of Nigeria's Fourth Republic.

Our guest is Hideatsu Shibanuma who is the 18th-generation president of Shibanuma Soy Sauce, which was founded in 1688. Shibanuma Soy Sauce has specialized in producing barrel-aged soy sauce in Ibaraki Prefecture for about 370 years. Its products were so superior that they were served to Shoguns during the Edo period. Like many other craftsmen-based traditional businesses in Japan, soy sauce manufacturers have faced challenges due to reasons like a declining population and changes in people's diet. But Shibanuma Soy Sauce is doing well, thanks to its success in the export markets, with over 60 destinations worldwide. But it did not happen overnight. It is the result of Hideatsu's hard work. In this episode, we will discuss the key to successfully running the 377-year old soy sauce company, the unique taste of Hideatsu's barrel-aged soy sauce, why his products have been attracting the attention of top chefs all over the world and much, much more!!!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Curious about how to make woodblock prints?   In this episode of Tattoo Tales, I'm joined by Australian artist Terry McKenna, known by his artist name Toraku ("Fun Knife"), who traded oil paints for the traditional Japanese art of Mokuhanga over twenty years ago. From his school in the mountains of Karuizawa, Terry breaks down the intricate world of woodblock printing—from the discipline of his apprenticeship in Kyoto to the specialized tools like the baren and cherry wood blocks.   We dive into the striking parallels between the heritage of Japanese printmaking and the tattooing world, exploring how the craft has evolved from the rigid assembly lines of the Edo period to a contemporary "Golden Age" where artists handle every step of the process.   It's a deep dive into a tactile, timeless and versatile medium that rewards patience and honors the rule of "making it from yourself."   Learn more about Terry's courses and residencies   Terry's school on IG   Stef's mentorship and projects   Stef's IG

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The Krewe sits down with Amy Hever, Executive Director of the MLB Players Trust, and Chris Capuano, former MLB pitcher & Chair of the Players Trust Board, to explore how MLB players give back through community-driven initiatives. Discover the mission of the MLB Players Trust, player-led philanthropy, & how baseball continues to bridge cultures between Japan & the United States through youth programs, education initiatives, & meaningful cross-cultural engagement beyond the field.------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, Threads: @kreweofjapanpodcast & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ About MLB Players Trust ------MLB Players Trust WebsitePlaymakers Classic Info & TicketsMLB Players Trust on IGMLB Players Trust on X/TwitterMLB Players Trust on LinkedInMLB Players Trust on Facebook------ Past KOJ Traditional Japan Episodes ------Japanese Soccer on the World Stage ft. Dan Orlowitz (S6E5)Meet the J.League ft. Dan Orlowitz (S6E4)Kendo: The Way of the Sword ft. Alexander Bennett, 7th Dan in Kendo (S4E16)The Life of a Sumotori ft. 3-Time Grand Champion Konishiki Yasokichi (S4E10)Talking Sumo ft. Andrew Freud (S1E8)------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

As the New Year brings a sake drinking season to us all, Andy and Jim take a moment to think about the people who make it and the system that keeps the brewery pumping. From toji to kurabito, the roles in a sake brewery all play an important part in keeping our tokkuri filled. Listen in for the inside story. Kanpai!Vocab for this episodeKanzukuri 寒造り - The system of sake brewing during the cold seasons imposed by government edict in the Edo period.Kashira 頭 - Literally “head,” the second highest rank in a traditional organization, such as a sake brewery.Kōhai 後輩 - A relative rank referring to any member of a group junior to the speaker.Kurabito 蔵人 - The general term for the workers in a sake brewery without specific title. Ranked sometimes into Jō (upper) Chuu (middle) and Shita (lower) levels.Motoya 酛屋 - The person in charge of making the moto fermentation starter.Muroya　室屋 - The person in charge of making kōji in the kōjimuro.Oya or Oyabun 親・親分 - Literally “parent/father,” used as a term of address for people high up in a traditional organization, like a sake brewery.Sanyaku 三役 - The three major ranks/roles of a traditional organization, most commonly used these days in reference to the Sumo ranks of Ozeki, Sekiwaki, and Komusubi. In sake brewing, these are the Kashira, Muroya, and Motoya.Sendō 船頭 - The person in charge of pressing (traditionally a fune press). Senpai 先輩 - A relative rank referring to any member of a group senior to the speaker.Shain 社員 - The general word for a full time, permanent employee of a company. Replacing the traditional brewery structure of the tōji system.Sōtōji 総杜氏 - Overall tōji. In sake companies with more than one brewery, and so more than one tōji, the top of them all who coordinates all the sake production.Recommendations:Andy - Ozasaya Taketsuru Kimoto Junmai GenshuJim - Kenbishi Kuromatsu Don't forget to support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SakeDeepDive Also, check out Andy's websites at: https://www.originsake.com/ and https://www.originsaketours.comAnd buy Jim's book, Discovering Yamaguchi Sake wherever you order your books (print and ebook available)!Our theme music is from Lotus Lane by The Loyalist - Preconceived Notions Available at https://soundcloud.com/preconceived-notionsUnder a  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lotus-laneMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/1YVHRMVwwHg