A forum about modern and contemporary Japan. <br/><br/><a href="https://japanesemodernity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">japanesemodernity.substack.com</a>
Japanese Modernity @ Substack Podcast
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A forum about modern and contemporary Japan. <br/><br/><a href="https://japanesemodernity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">japanesemodernity.substack.com</a>
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October 31, 2025
Japanese Modernity podcast (5): Stability and Disaffection in Postwar Politics
<p>This episode dives into the “source code” of postwar Japanese politics—how a technocratic, conservative order has stayed remarkably stable since 1945, even amid public disaffection. Framed by Article 9’s pacifist identity and the U.S.–Japan alliance, the show uses Okinawa as a recurring stress test where constitutional ideals meet geopolitical reality. It traces the rise of bureaucratic stewardship and LDP dominance, showing how electoral reforms reshaped tactics without uprooting power. You’ll hear how local networks adapted from patronage to casework, and how symbolic “faith talk” (values, ritual, continuity) helps bind coalitions. The hosts distill four “cushions” that turn shocks into manageable friction—administrative resilience, alliance scaffolding, adaptive networks, and symbolic politics—while noting the costs: concentrated base burdens, high barriers to newcomers, and a narrowed policy imagination.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://japanesemodernity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">japanesemodernity.substack.com</a>
October 17, 2025
Japanese Modernity podcast (4): Beyond the Middle Class Myth
<p>This podcast explores the construction and subsequent unraveling of the “general middle-class society” myth in postwar Japan. It begins by questioning the analytic meaning of “middle class”when over ninety percent of the population self-identifies as such, tracing how this narrative of class homogeneity was established through surveys, media, and government policy, often intertwined with the discourse of Japanese uniqueness (Nihonjinron). Significant focus is placed on the gendered architecture of this model, centered on the male salaryman and the full-time housewife, whose corporate standing granted access to “welfare corporatism” and social citizenship.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://japanesemodernity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">japanesemodernity.substack.com</a>
July 25, 2025
Japanese Modernity podcast (3): Rise and Fall of the Japanese Red Army
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