Episode 631 - The Pretender, Part 1
About this episode
The episode discusses a man who claimed to be Japan's true emperor in 1946 and connects his story to a historical civil war figure.
In January, 1946, a man came to the headquarters of the American occupation government of Japan and claimed to be Japan's true emperor. Who was he, why did he do this, and how does his story connect to an obscure figure from a civil war that happened more than 500 years earlier? Show notes here .
More episodes of History of Japan
- Episode 634 - The Catastrophe, Part 2
- Episode 633 - The Catastrophe, Part 1
- Episode 632 - The Pretender, Part 2
- Episode 631 - An Interview with Evelyn Iritani
- Bonus episode - The Chishima Incident
- Episode 629 - Flowering Fortunes, Part 4
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