Episode 438 - From the Deep, Part 1
History of Japan
English - May 20, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 597 ratingsHistory history japan japanese Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week, we're taking on whaling in Tokugawa Japan. What is 'traditional' whaling in Japan? How and why did people take to the seas to hunt whales? And how is all of this wrapped up in the modern debate around whaling in Japan?
Side note: wet weather in Seattle is giving me mad allergies, so apologies if I sound extra sniffly or anything.
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