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32 - Imperial Japan pt. 3 - China: Shanghai, Nanking, Iris Chang, and Golden Lily
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English - January 08, 2022 21:22 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 183 ratingsHistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 31 - Imperial Japan pt. 2 - Manchukuo and the Black Dragon Society
Next Episode: 33 - Freemasonry and the Downardian Labyrinth
Today we explore Japan's imperial aggressions against China. We talk about Shanghai's unique position in this prewar period as a hotbed for gambling, espionage, drugs and prostitution. We discuss the July 7th / Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the Rape of Nanking. Then, there's an extended discussion of Iris Chang and her book, "The Rape of Nanking", and the cautionary tale that was the end of her life. Then, we discuss the Golden Lily organization and Yoshio Kodama's "China period" running narcotics, shakedowns, and purchasing for the Imperial air force.
cw: rape, suicide (not too explicit)
Song:
"The Sword March", a Chinese patriotic song from the Second Sino-Japanese war