199 episodes
A History of Japan Justin Hebert
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4.7 • 41 Ratings
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A history of the people of Japan, from the prehistoric Jomon period to the modern era. WARNING: This podcast occasionally touches on subjects of human sexuality, suicide, violence, and torture.
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Cracks in the Foundation
The reigns of shoguns Tokugawa Ieshige and Tokugawa Ieharu caused further weakness in the Bakufu at a critical time. Rampant corruption was encouraged by one chief of the Roju named Tanuma Okitsugu. The Great Tenmei Famine, however, would bring all of his schemes crashing down.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu's Big Move
Shortly after the foundation of the new shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu gradually makes his fortified city Edo into the new unofficial political capital of Japan. He needed to proceed carefully, however, to avoid offending the powerful daimyo who still supported young Toyotomi Hideyori.
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The Siege of Osaka
When conflict erupted at last between Toyotomi Hideyori and Tokugawa Ieyasu, the resulting battles would decide the political future of Japan for hundreds of years to come. However, in spite of the reduction they had experienced at the Shogun's hands, the Toyotomi Clan was still able to raise significant numbers of troops.
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The Shimabara Rebellion
As the Bakufu continued to persecute Christianity, and certain daimyo continued taxing their subjects at punitive rates, a rebellion broke out in Kyushu in 1637 which would prove to be the end of any remaining tolerance the Shogunate had for foreign elements in Japan.
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A State of Emergency
The reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu was marked by a general trend toward increasing the shogunate's power through self-perpetuating bureaucracy. His son Ietsuna's reign would prove to be a test of the Bakufu's machinery.
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Iemitsu's Marvelous Machine
The reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu proved to be a stabilizing force in Japanese politics, as he defined the duties of the various office-holders throughout the Bakufu which helped make the Edo Shogunate the longest-lasting samurai government in Japanese history.
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Customer Reviews
Pretty good
This podcast is more like a survey of East Asian history and geopolitics. Host does a good job of summarizing major events and players in China, Japan, and Korea. Only gripe is his atrocious pronunciation of names.😂
Insightful
Easy to listen to and flows smoothly while also points out biases (of the resources and his own). Note for headphone users, randomly you can hear coughing, shuffling, and what sounds like someone emptying the dishwasher
Great podcast
Love the podcast. I’m still only in the early episodes but I can’t help but leave a little critique a lot of Chinese and some Korean pronunciation of names, peoples, and places are cringeworthy, no offense. Overall I’ve enjoyed so far, listening to someone well versed in the history of Japan is great. great work