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Justin Hebert
A History of Japan
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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Ratings & Reviews
4.6 stars from 66 ratings
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
Cowgoesmoose via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/22/23
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.😂
moonbunnybaby via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/11/23
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...Read full review »
mmoon_dog via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/26/22
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