Episode 426 – The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 5
Our final episode of this miniseries will detail the early decades of the Christian persecutions in Nagasaki. Once the religion…
Episode 425 – The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 4
This week, Hideyoshi’s death seems to suggest an end to the persecution of Nagasaki’s Christians. However, the city quickly finds…
Episode 424 – The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 3
This week: Hideyoshi’s ‘friendship’ proves less useful than hoped, resulting in a 1587 ban on Christianity and Nagasaki losing its…
Episode 423 – The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 2
This week, Christian Nagasaki survives its early trials and tribulations to become a Jesuit fortress-town, and a centerpiece of some…
Episode 422 – The City on the Edge of Forever, Part 1
This week, we’re covering the founding of Japan’s most unusual city: Nagasaki, unique among major Japanese cities in being founded…
Episode 420 – A History of Drugs in Japan
Sometimes you just have to take advantage of a cheap joke about a silly number to take a look at…
Episode 419 – A Tale as Old as Time
For our final episode of 2021, we’re looking at the origin of one of Japan’s most famous pieces of literature:…
