Episode 331 - In the Beginning, Woman was the Sun, Part 3

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This week we wrap this series up with a look at the changes in the feminist movement during the US Occupation of Japan, and with a look at the postwar careers of Ichikawa Fusae and Hiratsuka Raicho.

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1:14.7	Episode 331, In the beginning, Woman Was the Sun, Part 3.
1:22.0	One of the things that comes up a lot in discussions of 20th century Japan is just how much we should consider the
1:29.8	Second World War to be a turning point. It's certainly accurate, for example, that a lot of
1:35.5	the roots of post-war Japan's economic success lay in the pre-war era, with planning policies
1:42.1	used to develop Japan's overseas empire, which were then applied
1:46.5	at home.
1:47.8	It's also true that a surprising number of politicians and bureaucrats were able to survive
1:53.0	involvement in the wartime regime, and continued to be leading political figures at home.
1:59.9	At the same time, it's equally undeniable that the post-war era represented a pretty
2:04.8	radical break from the past in quite a few sectors.
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