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Finland, a minor player on the international arena and burdened with the tag of ‘Finlandization' during much of the post-WWII period, has won surprisingly positive visibility and a strong nation brand in the far-off Japan in the 2000's. How has such a transformation of a small state's reputation been possible? In this episode, Dr. Laura Ipatti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the unit of Contemporary History, University of Turku, tackles this question by introducing the findings of her Doctoral Dissertation, titled From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. In her study, Ipatti looks at the actors, means and motives that have participated in ‘making Finland known' in the economic and cultural powerhouse of post-WWII Japan. After the lost war against the Soviet Union, Finland was obliged to conclude an agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance with Moscow but, against the odds, stayed a liberal democracy and a market economy that chose neutrality as a foreign policy line. To showcase the willingness and trustworthiness of the Finnish leaders and the society alike to Western cooperation, the Finnish government started an intense image campaigning to secure an access to the Western markets and political dialogue. These efforts at influencing foreign perceptions of Finland targeted even Japan, a member of the US-led bloc in the Cold War. Today, the legacy of this campaigning is still visible, for example in the Japanese fashion trend called ‘Finland Boom'. But will Finland's appearance at the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka this spring build on the old ideals, too? The episode is hosted by Dr. Outi Luova, Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland Laura Ipatti: From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. University of Turku, Dec 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Finland, a minor player on the international arena and burdened with the tag of ‘Finlandization' during much of the post-WWII period, has won surprisingly positive visibility and a strong nation brand in the far-off Japan in the 2000's. How has such a transformation of a small state's reputation been possible? In this episode, Dr. Laura Ipatti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the unit of Contemporary History, University of Turku, tackles this question by introducing the findings of her Doctoral Dissertation, titled From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. In her study, Ipatti looks at the actors, means and motives that have participated in ‘making Finland known' in the economic and cultural powerhouse of post-WWII Japan. After the lost war against the Soviet Union, Finland was obliged to conclude an agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance with Moscow but, against the odds, stayed a liberal democracy and a market economy that chose neutrality as a foreign policy line. To showcase the willingness and trustworthiness of the Finnish leaders and the society alike to Western cooperation, the Finnish government started an intense image campaigning to secure an access to the Western markets and political dialogue. These efforts at influencing foreign perceptions of Finland targeted even Japan, a member of the US-led bloc in the Cold War. Today, the legacy of this campaigning is still visible, for example in the Japanese fashion trend called ‘Finland Boom'. But will Finland's appearance at the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka this spring build on the old ideals, too? The episode is hosted by Dr. Outi Luova, Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland Laura Ipatti: From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. University of Turku, Dec 2024.

Finland, a minor player on the international arena and burdened with the tag of ‘Finlandization' during much of the post-WWII period, has won surprisingly positive visibility and a strong nation brand in the far-off Japan in the 2000's. How has such a transformation of a small state's reputation been possible? In this episode, Dr. Laura Ipatti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the unit of Contemporary History, University of Turku, tackles this question by introducing the findings of her Doctoral Dissertation, titled From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. In her study, Ipatti looks at the actors, means and motives that have participated in ‘making Finland known' in the economic and cultural powerhouse of post-WWII Japan. After the lost war against the Soviet Union, Finland was obliged to conclude an agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance with Moscow but, against the odds, stayed a liberal democracy and a market economy that chose neutrality as a foreign policy line. To showcase the willingness and trustworthiness of the Finnish leaders and the society alike to Western cooperation, the Finnish government started an intense image campaigning to secure an access to the Western markets and political dialogue. These efforts at influencing foreign perceptions of Finland targeted even Japan, a member of the US-led bloc in the Cold War. Today, the legacy of this campaigning is still visible, for example in the Japanese fashion trend called ‘Finland Boom'. But will Finland's appearance at the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka this spring build on the old ideals, too? The episode is hosted by Dr. Outi Luova, Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland Laura Ipatti: From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. University of Turku, Dec 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Finland, a minor player on the international arena and burdened with the tag of ‘Finlandization' during much of the post-WWII period, has won surprisingly positive visibility and a strong nation brand in the far-off Japan in the 2000's. How has such a transformation of a small state's reputation been possible? In this episode, Dr. Laura Ipatti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the unit of Contemporary History, University of Turku, tackles this question by introducing the findings of her Doctoral Dissertation, titled From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. In her study, Ipatti looks at the actors, means and motives that have participated in ‘making Finland known' in the economic and cultural powerhouse of post-WWII Japan. After the lost war against the Soviet Union, Finland was obliged to conclude an agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance with Moscow but, against the odds, stayed a liberal democracy and a market economy that chose neutrality as a foreign policy line. To showcase the willingness and trustworthiness of the Finnish leaders and the society alike to Western cooperation, the Finnish government started an intense image campaigning to secure an access to the Western markets and political dialogue. These efforts at influencing foreign perceptions of Finland targeted even Japan, a member of the US-led bloc in the Cold War. Today, the legacy of this campaigning is still visible, for example in the Japanese fashion trend called ‘Finland Boom'. But will Finland's appearance at the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka this spring build on the old ideals, too? The episode is hosted by Dr. Outi Luova, Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland Laura Ipatti: From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. University of Turku, Dec 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finland, a minor player on the international arena and burdened with the tag of ‘Finlandization' during much of the post-WWII period, has won surprisingly positive visibility and a strong nation brand in the far-off Japan in the 2000's. How has such a transformation of a small state's reputation been possible? In this episode, Dr. Laura Ipatti, Postdoctoral Researcher at the unit of Contemporary History, University of Turku, tackles this question by introducing the findings of her Doctoral Dissertation, titled From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. In her study, Ipatti looks at the actors, means and motives that have participated in ‘making Finland known' in the economic and cultural powerhouse of post-WWII Japan. After the lost war against the Soviet Union, Finland was obliged to conclude an agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance with Moscow but, against the odds, stayed a liberal democracy and a market economy that chose neutrality as a foreign policy line. To showcase the willingness and trustworthiness of the Finnish leaders and the society alike to Western cooperation, the Finnish government started an intense image campaigning to secure an access to the Western markets and political dialogue. These efforts at influencing foreign perceptions of Finland targeted even Japan, a member of the US-led bloc in the Cold War. Today, the legacy of this campaigning is still visible, for example in the Japanese fashion trend called ‘Finland Boom'. But will Finland's appearance at the upcoming Expo 2025 in Osaka this spring build on the old ideals, too? The episode is hosted by Dr. Outi Luova, Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland Laura Ipatti: From Finlandization to Finland Boom. Finland's Public Diplomacy in Japan, 1962–2003. University of Turku, Dec 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

Send us a textEpisode 166: Godzilla Minus 1Godzilla is back, and he's throwing a 70th-anniversary bash Japan won't forget! Join Anthony, Jake, and Schwizzy as they dive into Godzilla Minus 1, where the big guys back in his original stomping grounds, post-WWII Japan. Expect wild theories, hot takes, and way too much blue fire talk as we break down what makes this kaiju classic a killer return to form. Is this the most intense Godzilla yet, or did we just want an excuse to talk about giant monsters for an hour and a half? Either way, it's an atomic blast you don't want to miss!Support the showFOLLOW US: INSTAGRAM - @MMwM_podcast TIKTOK - @MMwM_podcast YOUTUBE - @MMwM_podcast ALSO: @anthony_eslami @goldenroad85 @_schwizzyy_

This week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and DFER's Alisha Searcy interview Pulitzer Winner Kai Bird. Mr. Bird focuses on the life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb.” He discusses Oppenheimer's impact on history, his early life and education, and his academic achievements in quantum physics. Bird covers Oppenheimer's political views, relationships, as well as his leadership in the Manhattan Project and his role in the Trinity test. He reflects on Oppenheimer's ethical concerns about the atomic bomb's devastation of WWII Japan and impact on the Cold War's arms race. He examines Oppenheimer's post-WWII career, including his involvement with the Atomic Energy Commission and the security clearance hearings that marked his decline. Mr. Bird continues with a discussion of Oppenheimer's legacy and the lessons from his life about the interplay between science, technology, and politics. He shares the experience of his book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, being turned into an Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan. Mr. Bird closes by reading a passage from his Oppenheimer biography.

On this week's show, Dan Kois (writer at Slate and author of Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) fills in for Dana Stevens. The hosts begin by exploring the latest addition to the Star Wars canon, The Acolyte, created by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). Amandla Sternberg and Lee Jung-jae lead the who-dunnit mystery, and while there is a lot to admire about the show's visuals and depiction of the Master Jedi, The Acolyte often sags under the baggage of the vast Star Wars mythology and suffers from fundamental pacing problems. Then, the three tackle Godzilla Minus One, a genius and emotionally rich parable about wounded masculinity and the national trauma felt in a post-WWII Japan. The kaiju film, released at the end of last year, won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2023, and immediately shot to No. 1 on Netflix when it hit the streaming service last week. Finally, the panel is joined by Dan Charnas (author of Dilla Time and The Big Payback) to discuss Sabrina Carpenter's “Espresso” and his very sharply framed piece for Slate, “The Musical History Lesson Buried Beneath the Song of the Summer.”  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles: children's birthday parties. To plan, or not to plan, that is the question!  Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  We're taking Summer Strut submissions! Send your strutty-est songs to culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Dan: The quick-witted, joke-packed pleasures of Girls5eva season 3.  Julia: (1) Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini; (2) Dan Charna's playlist, “The Genre With No Name.”  Stephen: (1) Who wrote this song?; (2) Abdullah Ibrahim's "Solotude." Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  Hosts: Dan Kois, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Dan Kois (writer at Slate and author of Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) fills in for Dana Stevens. The hosts begin by exploring the latest addition to the Star Wars canon, The Acolyte, created by Leslye Headland (Russian Doll). Amandla Sternberg and Lee Jung-jae lead the who-dunnit mystery, and while there is a lot to admire about the show's visuals and depiction of the Master Jedi, The Acolyte often sags under the baggage of the vast Star Wars mythology and suffers from fundamental pacing problems. Then, the three tackle Godzilla Minus One, a genius and emotionally rich parable about wounded masculinity and the national trauma felt in a post-WWII Japan. The kaiju film, released at the end of last year, won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2023, and immediately shot to No. 1 on Netflix when it hit the streaming service last week. Finally, the panel is joined by Dan Charnas (author of Dilla Time and The Big Payback) to discuss Sabrina Carpenter's “Espresso” and his very sharply framed piece for Slate, “The Musical History Lesson Buried Beneath the Song of the Summer.”  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel tackles: children's birthday parties. To plan, or not to plan, that is the question!  Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  We're taking Summer Strut submissions! Send your strutty-est songs to culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Dan: The quick-witted, joke-packed pleasures of Girls5eva season 3.  Julia: (1) Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini; (2) Dan Charna's playlist, “The Genre With No Name.”  Stephen: (1) Who wrote this song?; (2) Abdullah Ibrahim's "Solotude." Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Kat Hong.  Hosts: Dan Kois, Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does this 2023 film, which is set in post-WWII Japan, explore the complex emotions of its main character, Koichi, as he deals with survivor's guilt? How does he compound the shame he has for having been too afraid to undertake his kamikaze mission in the late days of the war? When he and his unit are attacked by Godzilla why does he fail to carry out his part of the counterattack? How does the film portray post war Tokyo, and Koichi's relationship with survivor Noriko and the orphaned child, Akiko, who she cares for? How does her action to save Koichi's life during Godzilla's attack on her home town compound his survivor's guilt? Do elements of the film amount to a critique of Imperial Japanese attitudes toward life and death? How does the film portray comradery between Koichi and the men he works with as they clear mines, and later, confront the mutated Godzilla? What is symbolized when Koichi flies a modified jet aircraft into Godzilla's mouth, and ejects before the explosion? What does Sosaku's provision of an ejection seat symbolize? Is the film a conservative political statement of some sort? Why does the film have the Americans stepping back from confronting Godzilla? Do Godzilla movies symbolize Japanese feelings about the country's Imperial past, along with the more obvious inspiration derived from Allied use of atomic weapons?

When a mysterious gastrointestinal illness starts turning into a dangerous neurologic disease accompanied by green tongues in post WWII Japan, researches scramble to find out why people are becoming sick. We'll do a deep dive on this one to figure out the cause.Sources:-https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-cure-is-cause-180967666/-https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15152488/-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC478909/?page=1-https://newint.org/features/1981/01/01/devils-https://www.medchemexpress.com/biology-dictionary/subacute-myelo-optico-neuropathy-smon.html?locale=ja-JP (How Clioquinol causes green tongue and urine)-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571072/ (Clioquinol deep dive)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Meade (Dr Who Wrote the 1970's paper)-https://www.byuradio.org/ea2808e3-db19-4656-878c-f4804984ffc2/constant-wonder-dirty-hands--green-tongues?playhead=1844&autoplay=true (Radio interview with author)-https://www.nature.com/articles/sc201068 (Imaging findings in SMON)-https://molmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/BF03401927 (Possible Clioquinol Toxicity Mechanism)-https://shizuka.com.au/the-health-benefits-of-a-japanese-diet/ (Japanese diet and Zinc)-https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/yoken1952/24/4/24_4_195/_pdf/-char/en (Kono paper) ----- Patreon Page (support the show) -----Submit a Question for Mike's Trivia Challenge Segment (website form with instructions)-----Podcast Linktree (social media links / reviews / ratings)-----DrMqx (Follow Dr. Max on Twitch)

The singular entity known as Langdon/Eden records a solo episode continuing the long-promised series on Kazuo Ishiguro. This time around, they tackle "An Artist of the Floating World", Ishiguro's second novel and his attempt to tackle post-WWII Japan, masculinity, old age, honor, shame, and more! Music played: Jesus i betong by Cortex https://heartworkrecords.bandcamp.com/track/jesus-i-betong

70 years into the Godzilla franchise, it seems improbable the best installment, of which there are 38, would end up being the newest, but stranger things have happened. GODZILLA MINUS ONE sees a post-WWII Japan stumbling towards survival. It's not enough to sustain a thankless war and nuclear fallout, but now, a giant radiation-breathing lizard? If framed this way, it almost reads like a cruel joke, but for people like failed kamikaze pilot Koichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki), it's all too real, a scene on a spiritual loop bathed in trauma and socially-imposed guilt. You'd then think the movie would follow the MOBY DICK route of having Koichi go through hell and back to kill this creature, to redeem himself in the eyes of his country's leaders and personal shame, but what GODZILLA MINUS ONE avoids is the notion that one is only responsible to their trauma. Sure, he's gonna carry the wounds of the past forever, but life doesn't amount to an endless self-flagellation. There's way more to enjoy under the sun than can ever be numerated or experienced. For a film whose genre's defined by its level of destruction and explosive, monstrous action to firmly plant its flag in the side of hope and revival is a necessary breath of balance and grace. Did the lizard chomp boats like chew toys? Yep. Did I also find myself crying at the end? You bet your ass. It's a great time to be a Godzilla fan. ------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Daniel on - Twitter: TheMovies_Pod Bluesky: ⁠themovies.bsky.social ⁠Instagram: themoviespod ------------------------------------------------------------------ Music: "Take Me Home" - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Hi, Resa!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themoviespodcast/message

Godzilla is back when and where he belongs: post-WWII Japan. Danny and Kevin were pleasantly surprised by Godzilla: Minus One, the first ever remake of the original 1954 Godzilla film. Deemed "the best movie about nuclear power in 2023" by Coffee and Deathsticks, listen as the duo boast about the latest Toho produced Godzilla picture. Follow us on Instagram at Coffee and Deathsticks or send us an email at coffeeanddeathsticks@gmail.com

EPISODE 106 – Jorge and Ralph are BACK! What seismic event could be so powerful to get the Kaiju Podcast back on the airwaves? Why it's Godzilla: Minus One from 2023! Join the fellas as they talk about the latest TOHO Godzilla movie, which sets Godzilla in a post WWII Japan! Will it crack our Top 5?

EPISODE 106 – Jorge and Ralph are BACK! What seismic event could be so powerful to get the Kaiju Podcast back on the airwaves? Why it's Godzilla: Minus One from 2023! Join the fellas as they talk about the latest TOHO Godzilla movie, which sets Godzilla in a post WWII Japan! Will it crack our Top 5?

Godzilla wreaks havoc in post-WWII Japan in this 2023 movie featuring the classic monster. Ashley & Matt review Godzilla Minus One, which has a surprisingly compelling human storyline to go along with all the mayhem.

The king is back! In the first Japanese live-action film since 2016, Godzilla is terrorizing post-WWII Japan. But is this film both a triumphant return for the franchise and this podcast? Or did it leave our hosts in the minus? Listen and find out! Contact: stompthisway1954@gmail.com The final track is Divine by Naoki Sato Join us next week for Gamera: Rebirth!

Sometimes, our hosts' predictions from the previous week turn out to be wrong. It's rare that it's in this way, though... Sayonara stars Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in a romantic drama about American soldiers falling in love with Japanese women in post-WWII Japan. Yes, it's still problematic, but not in the way Suzan and David were anticipating.

Felix a.k.a. Marxist Disco joins the show to discuss the wave of urban redevelopment happening in Japan right now.There are more than 200 buildings planned just in the Tokyo area including Japan's tallest skyscraper on record, despite the chronic recession and stagnant growth rate the country has been experiencing since the 1990s. To make sense of this contradiction, we critically engage with Marxist geographer David Harvey's work, particularly his theory of "spatial fix," and of the urban as the site of social reproduction and revolutionary class struggle.  In the first segment of this interview, we discuss the proposed redevelopment of Jingu Gaien as an entry point to the history of capitalist urban development in post-WWII Japan. A seemingly unlikely alliance of environmentalists, conservative politicians, and urban planners has coalesced in opposition to the project. However, the middle class leadership of the opposition movement has focused primarily on the cutting down of ginkgo trees and the aesthetic of urban redevelopment, rather than a systematic critique of capitalist urbanization as a form of class warfare against poor, working class, and unhoused residents of Tokyo such as shown in the removal of a tent city in Miyashita Park in Shibuya.In the second segment of this interview, we zoom in on the question of social reproduction and the class character of urban development in postwar Japan through the history of public housing projects known as Danchi.  We discuss the peasant resistance to the construction of danchis in the 50s, their role in the reproduction of the white colour work force and the gendered division of labour during the 60s & 70s, and the mystification of the middle class as an ideal subject of the Japanese nation, as well as how the demographic change in recent decades has made danchis a symbol of social decay and a target of far right attacks. We rely extensively on journalist Yasuda Koichi's book “Danchi to Imin (Danchi and Immigrants)” for this segment, as well as other materials sourced by Felix in his research project. In the third segment, we discuss how the depopulation of the Japanese countryside and the collapse of housing prices there have led to the “I Turn” phenomena of urban-to-rural migration, aided by an idealization of the countryside as the repository of authentic Japaneseness by young middle class Japanese urbanites and Western Japanophiles alike, as well as the effect of imperialism on the changing class composition of the Japanese agriculture.We conclude our discussion by talking about the limits and the possibilities of anti-capitalist struggles and urban-based social movements in Japan and beyond.Read the full episode description here. Intro: Cielo by Huma HumaOutro: E.N.T by Green KidsSupport the show

Kota sits down with Talia and Prez from the Minyan to answer the question: Was pre-WWII Japan fascist? This is the first installment of a multi-part series on the origins, political economy, and culture of Japanese fascism.Outro: Warszawianka in Japanese (ワルシャワ労働者の歌）Support the show

Sure China is sending balloons to spy on the United States, but during WWII Japan sent thousands of balloons over the U.S. mainland to start fires and wreak havoc. There were some close calls, but one time they worked with horrific results.

Eric, Dominic and Jason delve into their earliest Kurosawa films so far with two intruging medical dramas, Drunken Angel and A Quiet Duel. The films are an interesting contrast to each other in the ways they explore the medical trade, post-WWII Japan, inner and outer corruption and the way ambitions play into characters' lives. They also represent a restive and brilliant artist beginning to find his footing in his favorite trade, and delivering some of the most beautiful scenes of his career. Please join us for an interesting 68-minute discussion of early work by a master filmmaker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason-sacks/message

Today, instant noodles are ubiquitous. You can find them in almost every grocery store, in any number of flavors sold by any number of brands -- but where did they come from? In part one of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the story of Momofuku Ando, and how a sudden realization in post-WWII Japan inspired an idea that would go on to change the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2016, the much-anticipated Second Avenue Subway line opened in Manhattan, New York. It took nearly a century to finish, and it was the most expensive per-mile subway project… ever — a rare new addition to one of the largest and the oldest subway systems in the world.By contrast, half a world away, Tokyo has a sprawling web of commuter trains—boasting the 50 busiest train stations in the world. Yet today, even the busiest lines in Tokyo only experience a yearly average delay of 20 seconds — and minimal incidents.How did Tokyo manage to avoid the friction common in the transit systems of other megacities? In this episode, we examine how officials in post WWII-Japan created one of the most efficient examples of scaled infrastructure in the modern world — and what cities around the world can learn from them.Special thanks to Alon Levy, Sarah Kaufman, Alex Forrest, and Junichi Sugiyama.For a transcript of this episode, visit press.stripe.com/public-transit-transcriptFor more on Beneath the Surface, visit press.stripe.com/beneath-the-surfaceFollow Stripe Press on Twitter @stripepress

Setsu Shigematsu joins Kota to discuss the history of revolutionary feminism and women's liberation movement in Japan.We first discuss the history of feminists in pre-WWII Japan such as Kanno Sugako & Kaneko Fumiko who critiqued the family system and its link with the emperor system, as well as the reality of Japanese imperialism today, its oppression of non-Japanese women and its relation with US imperialism.  We then discuss the women's liberation movement of the 1970s known as Ūman Ribu. Unlike the previous feminist movements in Japan that referred to women as fujin as in “lady” or more neutrally as josei, the Ribu used the term onna which is less bourgeois than fujin and more erotic than josei. The term onna thus signified the movement's opposition to the respectability politics of bourgeois feminism and its particular position on sexual liberation that centred women's sexuality, contrary to how men in the late 60s New Left understood “free sex” as free access to women's bodies.The term also represented the movement's militant stance against the family system that constrained women's sexuality and reproductive freedom. Like the prewar radical feminists, the Ribu saw the connection between the hetero-patriarchal institution of family and Japanese imperialism, between the marriage system represented in the idealized figure of Japanese women as Good Wife, Wise Mother and the colonial prostitution such as the “comfort women” system during WWII.  In order to put their politics into practice, the Ribu established communes across Japan including in Hokkaido and Okinawa to live and raise children together. However, while they may have been successful in challenging patriarchy and hetero-normativity, their avowed anti-imperialist politics did not always align with their action that reproduced the colonial dynamic with the local women they were working with.We discuss the Ribu's perspective on violence and solidarity with women who kill their children. While the movement did not advocate for violence against children, it challenged the dominant narrative that placed the blame on the women instead of the patriarchal society that drove them to commit such crimes. For them, these events showed the necessity of reproductive justice and society where women want to raise children. They were also in solidarity with women involved in the United Red Army which is known for the Asama Sanso Incident and killing its own members in 1972. While the Ribu did not condone the URA's killings, they were sympathetic towards its women members such as Toyama Mieko who was punished for her feminine outlook and Nagata Hiroko who was demonized by the media for her leadership role in the killings disproportionately to her male comrades. The Ribu's critical support for these women drew the ire of the Japanese state and became the target of police surveillance and repression.Finally, we situate the legacy of Fusako Shigenobu in the history of revolutionary feminism in Japan. Shigenobu is a former leader of the Japanese Red Army and political prisoner scheduled to be released from prison on May 28, 2022. To conclude this episode, we discuss how her internationalist commitment to the Palestinian people challenged both Japanese imperialism and the patriarchal family system it's founded on, as well as what her experience tells us about the role of women in political violence and armed struggle.Intro: Cielo by Huma-Huma Outro: Leila's Ballad by Panta & Takumi Kikuchi Donate on GoGetFunding.Support the show

A discussion of Ghostwire: Tokyo - the latest from Horror innovator Shinji Mikami - and the ways in which it uses the ideas and tactics of J-Horror to create a slice-of-life horror game. Also discussed: ruined worlds, media in post-WWII Japan, the importance of drama in ghost stories and how East Asian Horror movies changed the way that I view and define horror media. Also the fact that this game has cute animals that you can pet

Wrap up in your coziest blanket with a mug o' hot chocolate as Roxanne, Mikayla, and special guest Kristi talk about that classic cottagecore novel, L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. In this episode: Which Anne quote made it onto Kristi's fantastically decorated office wall? How did a Canadian children's book gain wild popularity in post-WWII Japan? Where do different adaptations of Anne fall on the precocious/charming scale, and can any of them melt Mikayla's whomp-whomp heart? And what exactly is a whomp-whomp, anyway?! Read Anne Watch Anne More By & About L.M. Montgomery Become a Member InterLibrary Loan

Kota sits down with Max Ward to discuss his book about the Japanese state's effort to suppress revolutionary movements and ideologically convert their participants through the Peace Preservation Law in the 1920s & 30s. We begin our interview by discussing the elusive concept of “Kokutai” (national polity or national essence) through a metaphor of Ghost in the Machine, the ideology of imperial sovereignty that animated the Japanese state and its application of the PPL.  While the law was intended to criminalize anybody who sought to “alter the kokutai,” because of the term's ambiguity,  the legislators and state officials had to interpret it on a case by case basis. The previous scholars have interpreted this ambiguity as a problem that should not have been brought into the legal rationality of the law.  However, Dr. Ward argues that it was this very ambiguity that constituted the logic of imperial sovereignty and imperial ideology which stipulated that Japan shall be governed by “a line of Emperors unbroken for ages eternal.” We then trace the change in the applications of this law from outright suppression of anarchists, communists, and anti-colonial activists to their “rehabilitation” and ideological conversion, known as "Tenkō" (literally "falling over" or "changing direction") where tens of thousands of activists renounced revolutionary politics and declared their support for Japanese imperialism and fascism as loyal imperial subjects, while reinforcing the image of the imperial sovereign's supposed benevolence towards its wayward subjects.  He challenges the claim that this seemingly benign use of ideology to rehabilitate political criminals suggests a “janus faced” character of the prewar criminal justice system. Rather, it shows that power operates through both coercion and manufacturing of consent, as many converts supposedly chose to convert on their own volition through guidance and assistance by community groups like the Imperial Renovation Society which acted as what Louis Althusser calls Ideological State Apparatuses. By citing a similar program used against a group of Somali American men in the mid-2010's, he argues that how the PPL was applied is by no means unique to Japan, but universal in how power operates through both repression and ideology. We discuss how the notion of “Japanese Spirit” and the supposed uniqueness of Japanese culture were mobilized in the mass conversation of JCP activists.  We ask whether the party grappled sufficiently with the national question, as shown in the conversion of its leaders Sano Manabu & Nabeyama Sadachika into “socialism in one country,” an appropriation of Stalin's argument for defence of the Soviet Union into a type of national socialism, as well as how some historians reproduced this discourse.  We discuss how the law was applied in the colonies, what its history tells us about the rise of fascism in Japan and its relationship with liberalism, and how the Japanese state sought to popularize tenkō as part of the mass mobilization during WWII We conclude our interview by discussing topics such as how the legacy of thought policing influenced the development of police power in post-WWII Japan, the representation of tenkō in Endo Shusaku's novel Silence and its film adaptation by Martin Scorsese, the similarity between tenkō and the rightward drift by former leftists today as seen in the online discourse about “red patriotism,” and how the emperor system works in contemporary Japan. Intro Music: Cielo by Huma-HumaOutro Music: Parabola Divanorium by Paraj Bhatt Donate on GoGetFunding.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/againstjapanism)

Anya and Alan welcome Stitchomancery to talk about Tokyo Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino. What happens when adults believe every comic and animation is ok for kids? 90s Manga and Anime is what! This story explores the creepy space of pets that can grant wishes. Sometimes those wishes aren't what is best for us. Whether we wish for it or not, though- Count D knows what we need!The Wiki of the “Pet Shop of Horrors” universe.What is a “Gay Panic”??Tokyo Pop was struck by the shift to digital books and online delivery vs brick-and-mortar stores in 2010sJosei Manga is a thingJapan ranks high on the concept of “Monoethnicity” which contributes to the continued legacy of European notions Race Hierarchy introduced and practiced in the early 20th Century inside Japan. But leading up to, and during, WWII Japan created an Empire called “The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperiety Sphere” that was legitimized based on Japanese racial superiority and included cultural assimilation, mass rape of Chinese women, and scientific experimentation on live Korean prisoners.A Kappa is a mythological creature.“Flipped” Manga was a thing in the 90s.Futekiya is a thing.The US Senate hearings in the 1950s around “Seduction of the Innocent” changed Comics and Animation in America and led to self-censorship of the medium to remain aimed at young people. Perfect Blue was a late 90s anime feature film made for adult audiences.Tokyo Ghoul is a thing.Eva Braun was a real person in the history of facsist Germany and her life was folded in to an adaptation of history by Akino. Toni Morrison wrote Beloved.Eli Roth's History of HorrorFollow Stitch on Twitter, visit the website, and check out Stitch on Teen Vogue.Our theme song is Background Blues Guitar by Blowball Music.Please visit our website to find out what we will be talking about in the future. If you would like to give us feedback, please email us: contact@hallowedgroundmedia.comFollow the podcast on Twitter @HGStoryCast, follow Anya @StrangelyLiterl

This week we visit pre-WWII Japan in Memoirs of a Geisha. This movie… is well… a doozy. Based off the controversial fictional novel of the same name, both versions try to grasp at Japanese sub-culture through a western lens. We get to feast on beautiful set design and costumes, and of course John Williams masterful score, but the jumbled mess of melodrama and the creepy “romance”  makes this movie nothing but pretty makeup on a turd. It also has us wondering why the hell the damn movie isn't in Japanese??Fumbler Score: 5.7Check out our new web series: Fumbled Not Stirred! We show you how to make drinks based off of or inspired by movies!Catch us live every TUESDAY on Twitch at ~8:00pm MT for a chance to pick our next movie!filmfumblers.com for all our links!►Follow us on Twitter! - twitter.com/filmfumblers►Follow us on Twitch! - twitch.tv/filmfumblers►Send comments and movie suggestions to filmfumblers@gmail.com 

Hosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV Podcast is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism and the history of Buddhism so that when listeners finally watch the documentary film "Carving the Divine - Buddhist Sculptors of Japan" they will get the maximum value of the documentary.  In this episode, we will have a quick survey course of Buddhism Post WWII Japan and Beyond (USA).Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/carvingthedivine)

Before WWII, the Tenge family ruled over their massive land holdings. But with the American occupation, their land is divvied up and the family, already in a state of deep moral decay, resorts to even more desperate measures to hold on to what they have. Osamu Tezuka's epic casts a critical eye on how Japan was forever transformed by its post-war fate -- all through the eyes of a family on the verge of an apocalypse. Deeply ambitious, Ayako is at times a mashup of genres, from political thrillers, police procedurals, and crime sagas. Yet it all winds back to the fallout from a single crime that happened in the isolated Japanese countryside, and the fate of a little girl who was an unfortunate witness.

Today I sit down with writer, professor, and podcaster Daniele Bolelli. We talk about our obsessions with history, General Custard, growing up in Italy, WWII Japan, royal families, and much more!   Check out Daniele’s podcast “History on Fire” wherever you get yours.    This episode is brought to you by Manscaped. Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code BERT at http://www.Manscaped.com      This episode is also brought to you by Raycon. Get 15% off your order at https://www.buyraycon.com/bertcast    This episode is also brought to you by SA. Buy one face shield and get 4 for free at http://www.safishing.com/bert   For all TOUR DATE & MERCH click HERE: http://www.bertbertbert.com  Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/bertkreischer  Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/BertKreischer  Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/bertkreischer  Youtube: http://www.Youtube.com/user/Akreischer 

The second part of our arc about the Legendary Entertainment monster franchise analyzes the origin of the King of monsters himself, Godzilla. The storied history of the leviathan lizard begins in post-WWII Japan and spawns countless sequels, each getting progressivey sillier. What do you do when you're not sure the audience is interested anymore in metaphors about the horrors of weapons of mass destruction but still want to put butts in seats? What do you do when just one giant monster attacking the world has become blasé? Well, apparently the answer is to throw some flying saucers in there, combine a dozen franchises and you're ready for a rubber suit Royal Rumble.Media covered:Godzilla (1954)Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)Son of Godzilla (1967)Destroy All Monsters (1968)Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla (1974)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

The second part of our arc about the Legendary Entertainment monster franchise analyzes the origin of the King of monsters himself, Godzilla. The storied history of the leviathan lizard begins in post-WWII Japan and spawns countless sequels, each getting progressivey sillier. What do you do when you're not sure the audience is interested anymore in metaphors about the horrors of weapons of mass destruction but still want to put butts in seats? What do you do when just one giant monster attacking the world has become blasé? Well, apparently the answer is to throw some flying saucers in there, combine a dozen franchises and you're ready for a rubber suit Royal Rumble.Media covered:Godzilla (1954)Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)Son of Godzilla (1967)Destroy All Monsters (1968)Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla (1974)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

William McDonough is recognized around the world for developing Cradle-to-Cradle design, launching the green building movement, and designing some of the most iconic, beautiful, and sustainable solutions in history – from buildings that function like forests to consumer products that are pure enough to eat.  In this episode, William shares the joy and the human side of sustainable design with personal stories from what it was like to grow up in post WWII Japan to the inspiration of his mentor, the legendary photographer Walker Evans, to a call to imagination for a new generation to design a future we all might want to be part of.  Learn more about his work at McDonough.com and follow William on Twitter at @billmcdonough

Oni-Samba, Demon Midwife, killing babies in post-WWII Japan. How many? Why? And what fungus is among us in Texas? You can email me at womencommittingcrimes@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elizabeth-chase/support

Tokyo Rose, aka Iva Toguri, siren of the airwaves seducing American GIs to desert with her seductive voice or American patriot undermining the Japanese every chance she could? Episode 2 of Women of War takes you to WWII Japan, where an American woman with very few choices would end up caught in a journalistic manhunt and tried for treason against her beloved US. This episode contains references to child death, the internment of Japanese people in World War II and wartime atrocities. This podcast is recorded on Wurundjeri land. We pay our respects to elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.  All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this podcast however with the nature of historical research, there may be mistakes or inconsistencies. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This has been an emotionally exhausting year for everyone, and you’ve probably been affected in one way or another. Gratitude can be a powerful tool for resilience in the face of adversity, so this week we’re practicing being thankful before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. We are incredibly grateful for all of our listeners and hope you enjoy thinking about investing from a different perspective this week. Years ago, I spent some time in Japan with a good friend of mine named Wahei Takeda. He’s known as the Warren Buffett of Japan, who made his entire fortune from scratch in post WWII Japan.  Wahei told me that the most important thing that you can do every day, the thing that was responsible for him making billions of dollars, is “Be thankful 1,000 times a day.” This hit home, as I felt like I’ve been doing it my whole life, but I’ve never heard anyone put it into a formula for making money and using it as a guide to investing. Wahei calls it, “Maro Up.” “Maro” means being thankful. When Wahei buys a company, he goes to the CEO and tells them that he wants them to learn the technique of being thankful. This idea of being thankful must be really basic and fundamental to some kind of law of nature. So this week, I challenge you to be aware and thankful as much as you can. Put yourself in that psychological position of gratitude. Be thankful for your investing knowledge, and all it has given you in your life. Be thankful for your computer that allowed you to learn, and your ability to read so you could consume life-changing information. There’s something about it that’s so powerful! It turned Wahei, who was poor, struggling in a country that had been devastated, into a billionaire. If it worked for him, we should try it too. Get inspired to invest like the world's greatest investors with this free guide. Click here to download: https://bit.ly/3f82b0x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot off the success of Ghost in the Shell, famed anime creator Mamoru Oshii returned as writer to finish his trilogy based on his Kerberos Panzer Cop manga. Instead of opting for a third live action installment, he chose breathtaking, realistic animation. Drawing from European folktales and Shakespearean plays, Oshii presents a stark alternate history of WWII Japan where civil war plays out amidst a star-crossed, fateful love story. Unlike Ghost in the Shell, Dragon Ball Z or Akira, not many remember this "lost anime film." 21 years after its release, it has landed on a number of free and premium streaming platforms causing it to gain a new audience. Should this anime stay lost or have we uncovered a forgotten gem? Join Corbin and Allen as they review Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade to find out! Join the discussion-Comment below! Question after the show: Should this film be just as revered as Ghost in the Shell? Why or why not? Upcoming reviews: Subscribe to the podcast because next week we're reviewing South Korea's remake, Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)--available on Netflix (US). Metropolis-1927 (6/1) Metropolis-2001 (6/8) If you like this podcast and want to keep episodes FREE then please Support Silver Screen Guide and receive exclusive bonus content! (CLICK HERE!!) Wondering what to listen to next? If you enjoyed this review, then here are some of Corbin and Allen's recommendations! *-->Terminator Reviews all episodes now streaming *-->Catch up on previous Christopher Nolan movie reviews before we return with The Dark Knight Rises! *-->Listen to all of our Ghost in the Shell reviews! *-->Listen to famous anime movie reviews! *-->Looking for a story about what it means to be human? Listen to our Blade Runner Reviews!   Click on the links below to subscribe and explore more great content from Silver Screen Guide! SUBSCRIBE on iTunes YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE HERE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW ON TWITTER   Timestamps 00:04:03-->Background Info 00:16:20-->Plot Summary 00:22:18-->Discussion 00:56:59-->Ratings 01:06:31-->Closing   Silver Screen Guide is dedicated to delivering the best guides and reviews for movies, TV shows and video games. Follow our podcast for a new movie review every Monday and follow this YouTube channel for reviews and guides of brand new movies along with some classics. When you follow us on social media and share with your friends you’ll never miss a beat.

Thanks for joining us this week, How Do You Like it So Far? Crew! This week, Colin and Henry welcome William O. Gardner, a Professor of Japanese at Swarthmore College whose work has looked at the response of Japanese popular culture to real world disasters such as the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Garder, who is releasing a new book called The Metabolist Imagination: Visions of the City in Postwar Japanese Architecture and Science Fiction, puts together architecture and science fiction. He dives deep into the origins of architects in post-WWII Japan called The Metabolists. Many of the environments they made are somewhat relatable to how we are living right now. He also discusses how the visions of our “new normal” of deserted streets and people wearing masks is the embodiment of the tropes of apocalyptic speculative fiction. Listen in as Gardner dives deep into how some Japanese Anime, Manga and book authors created scarily prescient visions of the future. He also gives us some recommendations on what he’s reading right now! Check out the notes section for those.

Isaac Meyer’s History of Japan Podcast!! Japan post-isolation Tokugawa rule. Can historical economics be interesting? The introduction of tightly-controlled Dutch trade in Japan preceeding the Meiji restoration. Western opposition. Fighting over western presence and figuring out how much Western influence Japan can tolerate while still being Japanese. The return of the Emperor. Europeans in Japan Recognizing the relative militrary reputations of Britain, France, Germany, and the US at the time. French military advisors in irl Japan during the Meiji restoration. Jules Brunet as the closest real-life analogue to Tom Cruise’s Algren. Spheres of influence. Samurai War basically between and within the Samurai class. Samurai with side jobs. Disbanding the social class with the swords. Samurai civil war armor and its increasing disutility as firearms improve. The point of the elaborate headpieces. Samurai with a Katana c. 1860 Felice Beato, public domain Saigō Takamori The irl analogue for Ken Watanabe’s character. Trying to fight Korea. Accidentally creating revolutionaries. Takamori’s last stand after his forces ran out of bullets. “The Last Samurai” and the ease of Japanese punning. Saigo Takamori before 1877 Edoardo Chiossone, public domain Foreign samurai English-born “Samurai” and how/whether a foreigner could actually become a real samurai. The (probably) African-born “samurai” Yasuke, working as personal bodyguard for daimyō Nobunaga. Bushido Creating your warrior narrative after your period of real marshall utility. Analogy with European chivalry. The carrying of Bushido culture from Samurai time into WWII Japan. The circumstances where ritual suicide begins to seem like a reasonable option. Guns Arqebuses all over the joint before the period of the film. Samurai gun-kata. Wooden cannons, howitzers, and artillery classification. The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori by Mark Ravina: iTunesAmazon Stand Up For Your Rights by History of Japan Podcast: Part 1Part 2 Bushido Blade: Wikipedia Japanese Milk Bread: NYT Cooking via Google page cache Support the show!

The next class we will be the 1954 classic Godzilla (Gojira) and discuss the fears, warnings, and possible solutions to this ever-increasing cultural technophobia. Discussion topics will include: man vs nature, weapons of mass destruction, tensions between tradition and progress, and the hunt for mad scientists in a post-WWII Japan.

In Episode 51, Mario details three of the biggest and most tragic mysteries in post-WWII Japan. All happened in the summer of July 1949 and all were connected to the Japanese National Railway. Chloe talks about the killing of Samantha Koenig in 2012, which is among a number of crimes purportedly committed by Israel Keyes all over the country.Thanks for listening y’all! We super appreciate it!Mario & ChloeTeam Mystery See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Filmmaker Ishiro Honda brings a giant octopus to life using a magical diary that turns artists’ inspiration into reality. While the Legends figure out how to keep Tokyo from being destroyed in 1951, Team Time Bureau hires a new employee when their magical wards ransack the Bureau. Synopsis Ishiro Honda “discovers” a giant octopus in the Tokyo bay while filming, which sends up a magic alert to the Waverider. The octopus will eventually destroy the city if the Legends cannot find a way to capture the apparent fugitive. With Constantine on death’s door, Sara decides it will be best to divide and conquer. She will take Mick, Zari and Charlie to 1951 while Ray tracks down Nora in 2018. Our team in Tokyo tracks down the octopus footage to understand what they are up against, but Charlie denies this is a magical fugitive. Skeptical, they return to Honda’s set to lure out the monster, shrink it down, and contain it. But before they can find the monster, they find Honda, tossing a book in the water. Except this is no ordinary book, it’s the magical fugitive they have been looking for. When the book flies out of the water and back into Honda’s hands, the team confronts him and demands some answers. Charlie explains that the book was a gift to humanity from the Celtic goddess Brigid and it has the power to turn dreams into reality. The book was supposed to be a gift for humanity, bringing humankind's greatest dreams to fruition, but Honda has witnessed true horrors in his life. He channels those horrors of WWII Japan into a creation he calls Tagumo, a giant octopus who is destined to destroy Tokyo. Honda tries to change his ending, but the team quickly learns that isn’t possible. The book will have to bond with someone else if they are to change the fate of Tokyo. While Zari tries to convince Mick he is a talented writer and he can save Tokyo by bonding with the book, Tagumo attacks!!! Sara and Charlie rush off to shrink the octopus, and they succeed, even if Charlie did run off at first. Luckily, she changes her mind and distracts Tagumo long enough for Sara to shrink him. Unfortunately, he was in the sewer system and now that he is small, they can’t seem to find him. It’s up to Mick to save the day. Garima, a three-breasted warrior, comes to life and battles Tagumo just as he is about to kill his maker. Instead of destroying Tokyo, they destroy Honda’s model city and Garima is ultimately victorious. But the story isn’t over yet! After saving the city from ruin and defeating the monster, she still has unfinished business with her man Mick, I mean Buck. As the team watches with morbid curiosity, Mick and Garima seal the deal. In his last conversation with Honda, Mick tells him to focus on lizards as the King of Kaiju. Meanwhile in 2018, Ray finds Nora and explains John’s situation. Although hesitant to use her magic at first, she decides to give it a try. Fortunately for John, she is able to save his life without taking another. Nora Darhk is well on her path to redemption, so much so she has decided it is time to stop running and she needs to repent for her past sins. With that, she travels to the Time Bureau and promptly turns herself in as Ray looks on. At the D.C. Time Bureau, Gary is left in charge of the magical menagerie when Hank Heywood invites Ava to Thanksgiving dinner with the (dysfunctional) Heywood family. Of course things go horribly wrong when Gary has Thanksgiving dinner delivered to the TIme Bureau by none other than Mona. Hangry magical creatures awaken and start to ransack the Time Bureau, forcing Gary to call Ava and Nate for help. Already looking for an excuse to leave, Nate time couriers to the bureau to help Gary handle the crisis. He discovers Mona, who has discovered the magical creatures, and comes to an odd realization: the monsters are hungry. Mona, who apparently reads a lot, knows not only what the monsters eat but where to find it on Thanksgiving. She rushes off while Gary and Nate attempt to minimize the damage. The Heywood’s eventually realize something is up when it is time to carve the turkey and Nate is still missing. Ava fesses up and takes Hank to the Time Bureau. They arrive just in time to find… Gary, Nate and Mona have everything handled. Hank is suitably impressed, he bonds with his son, and they return home just a moment after they had left. Just as Nate starts to carve the turkey, Hank receives a phone call. He steps away and we learn that Project Hades is now a go. Duhn Duhn Duuuuuuuuuhn! Extras EW Recap of Tagumo Attacks!!! Wikipedia article on Ishiro Honda Contact Information If you want to join in the discussion, you can submit feedback via email to tomorowslegends@gmail.com. Please submit all feedback by 7:00 pm eastern on Wednesdays following the show. You can also join the Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/tomorrowslegends. And you can follow us on twitter @tomorowslegends.

The first of my mini-episodes or "Art History Sips" Rachel gives an overview of the radical and innovative Gutai, a group of experimental artists from post WWII Japan. They played with material, performance, boundaries and much more. Music by mathgrant

In episode forty-eight of movies imo., Ben, Brandon, and Daniel yell over each other about the super fun, swoon-filled box office sensation CRAZY RICH ASIANS. After getting down to the Michelle Yeoh of it all, they depart from the delightful romantic comedy in Singapore to explore a couple East Asian experiences around family in early aughts Taiwan with YI YI and post-WWII Japan with TOKYO STORY. Ben declares the greatest film ever made period, Daniel finds Yeoh's characterization to reveal complicated layers beyond formulaic villainy, and Brandon feels the love across the room between Constance Wu and Henry Golding in a flooded church. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Outsider - An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.

This week on The Harold & Maudecast, Sarah and Jake discuss The Walking Dead Ep 812 'The Key' and review the Netflix original film, THE OUTSIDER. Universal panned by critics and lots of fans for its 'whitewashing' of a Japanese story, THE OUTSIDER is the story of an American former G.I. (Jared Leto) in post WWII Japan. In a Japanese prison for unknown reasons, Nick Lowell (Leto) helps a member of the yakuza Japanese crime syndicate escape. After working his way through the rituals of the yakuza and fending off violent push back from members who don't want a gaijin (outsider) in the family, he becomes a member of the yakuza.  So is it is bad as everyone says it is? We discuss. Also in this episode,The Walking Dead Ep 812 'The Key'.  Veteran character actor Jayne Atkinson (24, House of Cards) joins the cast as Georgie, mysterious leader of yet another new group that somehow the gang (or the saviors) never ran into before. Clean cut, dressed up like a school principal in her business casual outfit, Georgie lures Maggie and some of the Hilltop folks out on the road for a little meet and greet. Is she friend or foe? Stay tuned as they stretch the answer out through this season and beyond! Also in this episode, Rick gets another chance with Negan this time getting a hold of Lucille so Negan finally gets killed right? Wrong! Rick blows his upper hand again begging the question, has The Walking Dead become a parody of itself?  We discuss! For more reviews and other podcasts visit www.thehmcnetwork.com

The Outsider - An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.

This episode contains graphic descriptions and explicit content. Women were recruited, coerced, and abducted on a mass scale, to be systematically raped by soldiers and officers, by order of the Japanese military during World War II. Seth Daire and JJ Janflone shine light on the horrific abuse these women experienced. While the Japanese government has partially acknowledged what happened, they have failed to take full ownership of a war crime they had instituted as official policy in 1937. Sources: http://www.awf.or.jp/e1/index.html http://www.icarusfilms.com/new2016/ap.html Henson, Maria Rosa. Comfort Woman: A Filipina's Story of Prostitution and Slavery under the Japanese Military. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999. McCurry, Justin; Kaiman, Jonathan (April 28, 2014). "Papers prove Japan forced women into second world war brothels, says China." www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Min, Pyong Gap. "Korean “Comfort Women”." Gender & Society 17, no. 6 (2003): 938-57. Qiu, Peipei, Su Zhiliang, and Chen Lifei. Chinese comfort women: testimonies from Imperial Japans sex slaves. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. Soh, Chunghee Sarah. The comfort women: sexual violence and postcolonial memory in Korea and Japan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Stetz, Margaret and Bonnie B. C. Oh. Legacies of the Comfort Women of World War II. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, 2001. Tanaka, Yuki . Japan's Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery and Prostitution during World War II and the US Occupation. London: Routledge, 2002. Yoshimi, Yoshiaki. Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military during World War II. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002.

Mr. Peter Van Buren is a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Department of State. He spent a year in Iraq. Following his book, We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, the Department of State began proceedings against him. Through the efforts of the Government Accountability Project and the ACLU, Buren instead retired from the State Department with his full benefits of service.  We will be discussing his latest book Hooper's War:  A Novel of WWII Japan which I find relevant today. 

This hour, rabbit holes — stories that start exploring one small thing and unexpectedly end up telling a much richer story. No Place Like Home by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Sporher (Criminal, 2015) In the early 90s, a wealthy magazine publisher was convicted of fraud and sentenced to 18 months in a minimum security prison in Louisiana. But white collar criminals weren’t the only people living there, and the other people inside had basically been forgotten about by the outside world, some of them for decades. Shipped to Timbuktu by PJ Vogt, Alex Goldman and Alex Blumberg (Reply All, 2015) A missent email from the world of professional cookie advisers sends PJ hurtling down a path to WWII Japan. We'll Drive Till We Find An Exit [EXCERPT] presented by PJ Vogt at the 2016 Third Coast Conference A session about the joy and fear of pursuing stories without any idea of how they're going to succeed, or if they're going to succeed at all. Reply All’s PJ Vogt shares some tricks for making these kinds of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Miyuki Ishikawa rose from a rural upbringing to attend one of Tokyo’s most prestigious universities. She went on to achieve career success, eventually reaching the position of Hospital Director for Kotobuki Maternity Hospital. However, in the turmoil of post-WWII Japan many families found themselves unable to financially support the arrival of a new child. Faced with limited resources within her hospital as well, Ishikawa decided the best solution was to neglect infants from families she considered too financially challenged to raise them. The newborns would eventually pass away from neglect. Together with her accomplices Ishikawa would dispose of the infants’ bodies and falsify death certificates to conceal the crime from authorities. She would later begin to charge poor families to ‘take care’ of their newborns, arguing that the it would be cheaper to pay the fee than face the financial burden of trying to raise them. The public outcry that followed the discovery of Ishikawa’s crimes ultimately lead to the legalization of abortion in Japan. Estimated to have been responsible for the murder of at least 103 infants, Ishikawa’s high death toll makes her the most prolific serial killer in Japanese history. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyuki_Ishikawa http://murderpedia.org/female.I/i/ishikawa-miyuki.htm http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.jp/2011/09/miyuki-ishikawa-japanese-childcare.html

For the second portion (and main event) of the evening, Darin & Tatsuya were joined by butoh dancer Vanessa Skantze, who gave a truly beautiful, haunting, and mesmerizing performance (other adjectives used that evening also included "gut-wrenching," "grotesque," and "horrifying").  Butoh, if you didn't know, is a subversive, confrontational, and often painfully awkward style of dance that emerged in post-WWII Japan after a series of student riots.  Tom Hill's video of the performance is well worth watching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1rolN6ZnsMAs before, this recording was made at Lemp Neighborhood Arts center on 10/4/2012 by Dingus with his Zoom recording thingus, and lovingly presented in 320 kbps.  See you kids at the gong show.