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A History of Japan

By: Justin Hebert
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  • 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.
    © 2024 Justin Hebert
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  • The Pleistocene Era and the Jōmon Period

    The Pleistocene Era and the Jōmon Period
    Jun 15 2020

    We begin 35,000 years ago with the earliest known humans who lived on Japan, the paleolithic hunter-gatherers, followed by the semi-sedentary Jōmon people. Little is known for certain about either group, but I try to construct a basic outline for what their lives would have been like.

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    16 mins
  • The Ainu and Ryukyuan Peoples

    The Ainu and Ryukyuan Peoples
    Jun 18 2020

    We shift our focus to the far north to the ancient Ainu people who lived on Hokkaido and Sakhalin, then to the far south to the ancient Ryukyuan people who live on Okinawan Islands.

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    14 mins
  • All About Pottery!

    All About Pottery!
    Jun 22 2020

    The Jōmon people were the best at what they did, and what they did was... pottery! The ceramics of ancient Japan are fascinating and they tell an interesting story of a people adapting to a changing world.

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    8 mins
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Amazing Research

Definitely recommended for those looking for extensive, in depth information on Japanese/ east Asia history. Aside from the audio imbalance in the beginning is worth it in the long run.

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An amazing review

The story was very very specific but when you listen to it for a while you DO NOT get bored and it’s a great book if your looking to fall asleep but when I say that I mean it in a good way.

GREAT BOOK

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Man I am trying but go back and listen

You can’t just read, I want to learn about Japan. First ones were okay, but you got to talk and discuss not read sun tzu and Daoism, I am going to listen more but skip this one

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