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Episode 531 - The New Japan
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36 minutes
Released:
May 17, 2024
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This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the politics of the Meiji Period! After a coalition of samurai, nobles, loyalists, and others succeed in overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate, they must ask themselves: what comes next? And, in the time honored tradition of revolution, they answer that question by killing off or removing from office anyone they disagree with. Show notes here.
Released:
May 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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