Episode 633 - The Catastrophe, Part 1
About this episode
This episode begins a multipart series on the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and its legacy, focusing on the immediate aftermath.
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 was one of the most devastating catastrophes in modern Japanese history, but in English scholarship it's often overshadowed by the destruction of the Second World War. This week we'll kick off a multipart series on the quake and its legacy with a simple question: what do we know about the immediate aftermath? Show notes here .
More episodes of History of Japan
- Episode 634 - The Catastrophe, Part 2
- Episode 632 - The Pretender, Part 2
- Episode 631 - The Pretender, Part 1
- Episode 631 - An Interview with Evelyn Iritani
- Bonus episode - The Chishima Incident
- Episode 629 - Flowering Fortunes, Part 4
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