Ranked #1
The Anti-Vietnam War Movement and the Red Army Faction w/ Alex Finn Macartney
The Anti-Vietnam War Movement and the Red Army Faction w/ Alex Finn Macartney
Alex Finn Marcartney joins Kota to talk about the history of the anti-Vietnam War movement in Japan and the legacy of th... Read more
9 Jul 2022
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #2
Mlitant Labour Unionism and State Repression in Kansai w/ David McNeil
Mlitant Labour Unionism and State Repression in Kansai w/ David McNeil
David McNeil joins Kota to discuss militant labour unionism and state repression in the Kansai region of southwestern Ja... Read more
27 May 2022
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #3
The History of Revolutionary Feminism and Women's Liberation Movement in Japan w/ Setsu Shigematsu
The History of Revolutionary Feminism and Women's Liberation Movement in Japan w/ Setsu Shigematsu
Setsu Shigematsu joins Kota to discuss the history of revolutionary feminism and women's liberation movement in Japan.We... Read more
20 May 2022
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1hr 55mins
Ranked #4
Revolution Goes East: The Impact of the Russian Revolution in Japan w/ Tatiana Linkhoeva
Revolution Goes East: The Impact of the Russian Revolution in Japan w/ Tatiana Linkhoeva
Tatiana Linkhoeva joins the show to discuss her book Revolution Goes East: Imperial Japan and Soviet Communism. Some mem... Read more
9 Mar 2022
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1hr 48mins
Ranked #5
On Intermediary Exploitation w/ Ken Kawashima [Patreon Preview]
On Intermediary Exploitation w/ Ken Kawashima [Patreon Preview]
In this preview of a patron-exclusive episode, Ken Kawashima discusses intermediary exploitation (中間搾取, chūkan sakushu) ... Read more
15 Feb 2022
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8mins
Ranked #6
The History of Filipino Migration to Japan w/ Migrante Japan
The History of Filipino Migration to Japan w/ Migrante Japan
Kota is joined by Roger Raymundo of Migrante Japan, a regional chapter of Migrante International, a global alliance of g... Read more
11 Feb 2022
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1hr 54mins
Ranked #7
The Proletarian Gamble: Uno Kōzō's Theory of Crisis & Korean Workers in Interwar Japan w/ Ken Kawashima
The Proletarian Gamble: Uno Kōzō's Theory of Crisis & Korean Workers in Interwar Japan w/ Ken Kawashima
Kota is joined by Ken Kawashima, author of The Proletarian Gamble: Korean Workers in Interwar Japan and translator of Th... Read more
21 Jan 2022
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2hr 26mins
Ranked #8
Ghost in the Machine: The Emperor System & Anti-Revolutionary Thought Policing in Interwar Japan w/ Max Ward
Ghost in the Machine: The Emperor System & Anti-Revolutionary Thought Policing in Interwar Japan w/ Max Ward
Kota sits down with Max Ward to discuss his book about the Japanese state’s effort to suppress revolutionary movements a... Read more
10 Nov 2021
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2hr 15mins
Ranked #9
Solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance w/ May Shigenobu
Solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance w/ May Shigenobu
Kota sits down with a Palestinian-Japanese journalist Shigenobu May to talk about Palestine. May is the daughter of Shig... Read more
2 Sep 2021
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2hr 29mins
Ranked #10
Women in the Japanese New Left w/ Chelsea Szendi Schieder
Women in the Japanese New Left w/ Chelsea Szendi Schieder
Kota is joined by Chelsea Szendi Schieder to discuss her latest book Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese... Read more
13 Jul 2021
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1hr 47mins