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Mizuko: The History behind Vengeful Aborted Fetus Hauntings in 1980s Japan

In 1980s Japan, mizuko spirit attacks, or hauntings by the spirits of aborted fetuses, were on the rise among middle school and high school girls. Listen to one Japanese teen’s testimonial: “You probably won’t believe it, but mizuko spirit attacks are really frightful. Last summer, I got knocked up. I Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 7 months7 months ago
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Eugenics

At the Crossroads of Modernity: Japan, the Blood-Type Fad, and Eugenic Science in the 20th Century

If you are stumbling on this episode because you are someone obsessed with Japanese culture, then you probably already know about the blood-type fad that leaves poor Type-Bs at the bottom of the dating pool. What you may not already know, however, is how Japan developed that particular discrimination premise Read more…

By Averill Earls, 3 years7 months ago
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Environment

Trees that Fight Back: Shinto & the Environment in Japan

Shinto – In Japan, recognizing the spirit of all things – from trees to mountains to interestingly shaped rocks – is part of Shinto. Older than writing in Japan, Shinto is the root of Japanese values and ways of thinking. Shinto is why the concepts of purity and impurity govern Read more…

By Averill Earls, 4 years7 months ago
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Fascism and Uteruses

Averill and Marissa discuss abortion and birth control in 20th century Japan and Germany.

By Averill Earls, 5 years5 years ago
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Family Limitation in the Pre-Modern World

Marissa and Averill discuss the wild, weird, and sometimes dangerous methods of family limitation in the pre-modern world.

By Marissa Rhodes, 5 years3 years ago
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Man on the Street Interviews after Pearl Harbor

Join Elizabeth, Katie, and Dan as they dig into America’s reaction to war with Japan on the days following the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.

By Contributor, 6 years4 years ago
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