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The Economic History of Japan (1853 to 1989)
🕑 Added 2025-09-23 14:00:14 +0000 UTCIn the mid-1800s, Japan was forced open to the world. Sparking a revolution of rapid industrialization and the rise of the zaibatsu megacorps. From samurai to cyberpunk, we're going to go over how Japan’s transformation reshaped history.
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Jason Montgomery
That was a fascinating episode, thanks!
Jason Youngberg
It's weird when you've lived through some of that history you're talking about. I remember that from the 80s. My mom loved a TV series called LA Law, about a high-end civil law firm. I remember an episode where they were suing a Japanese firm and their case wasn't looking good. One of the senior partners suggested to the black attorney on the case that a little xenophobia could help. His closing argument was about how much Japanese companies owned in the US and he won. Looking back, that was messed up.
