Episode 334 - The Spanish Flu in Japan

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Japan, History, Japanese

4.8 • 744 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're talking over Japan's response to one of the greatest public health crises of the 20th century: the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-19. What strategies did the government put in place to try and counter the flu, how was it treated, and what was it like for the doctors on the front lines fighting to save their patients?

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1:25.5	Music dot com slash Japan to claim your copy. Hello and welcome to the History of Japan podcast, episode 334, The Spanish Flu in Japan.
1:34.5	This is an episode I've thought about a bit for the last few weeks, largely in terms of whether I even want to do it.
1:41.8	Those of you who donate on Patreon, thank you so much, I love all of you,
1:46.3	and therefore have access to the history of Japan newsletter, know that I struggled with
1:51.1	whether to do this episode because, in light of current events surrounding COVID-19, it felt
1:57.1	a little too topical. I certainly want this podcast to be relevant to people's experiences.
2:03.3	I think that's one of the biggest values of history as a discipline,
2:07.0	but I also respect that podcast listening can be an escapist endeavor.
2:11.9	Not to part the curtain too much, but I certainly have used and continue to use it in that way.
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