Fave podcast, from a Japanese-Ryukyuan Communist
The first of its kind I’ve ever seen in English—analysis of historic & modern Japan from an anti-imperialist and marxist context finally from someone who is non-white and non-diasporic. I’m yonsei/gosei & my entire family was raised in diaspora since the early 1900s, traumatized from the shame of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor and many relatives enlisting in the 442nd Infantry, whilst benefitting substantially from the capitalist American assimilation and the oppression & displacement of natives. I’ve been dying to learn about Japanese politics from a socialist-communist perspective since I started studying proletarian feminism a couple years ago, since learning anything from my family comes with holding the Japanese imperialists high. Also the music on this podcast slaps. I’ve found so many rad songs & artists from Kota.👏🏽
Keahileo via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/10/23
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I would have listened to this podcast. But the host blocked me on instagram cuz he seems to be very insecure and defensive. He talks about how bad sweat shops are but sells “custom” nike high tops. He complains about “grad school yuppies” but I’m pretty sure he grew up pretty comfortably....Read full review »
Lance Pelc via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/01/22
Really happy to hear this podcast from Kota as I have been looking for a left wing podcast to listen to that I actually like and this is really entertaining for me compared to others and unlike most others tells stories I do not know the basics of already
Sverdlov84 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 05/03/21
Rare is the opportunity to get a materialist understanding of Japan in English. So excited to find this. Gary Leupp from Tufts University might be a great person to hear here, FYI.
Jtfritchie via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/27/21
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