Final Meiji at 150 Podcast Episode marks the Conclusion of the Meiji at 150 Project!

After nearly two years, 46,000+ downloads, and over 100 episodes, the Meiji at 150 Podcast has come to an end with Interview Episode 120.  You can catch up on any of the 150 episodes — 120 interviews, 24 student podcasts, or 6 lecture/workshop audio podcasts — by visiting the Meiji at 150 Podcast page or the Podcast Episode Guide.  Transcripts are also now available for selected episodes as listed.

In Episode 120, Dr. Tristan Grunow (Yale) joins guest-host Dr. Hitomi Yoshio (Waseda) to revisit the background and production of the series, to review the state of the field of Japanese studies around the world in 2019 as seen through the podcast, and to rethink the importance of the Restoration today, before discussing the pedagogical and scholarly benefits of podcasting. This episode was recorded live at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan and made possible by the Top Global University Project.