An Outline History of Japan


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A history of Japan from its origins to the early 20th century. - Summary by Kazbek

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Introduction: Why Study Japanese History? 27:17 Read by Kazbek
Chapter I. Preliminaries 26:48 Read by Cavaet
Chapter II. Origin, Race and Language 17:02 Read by Sean Winchell
Chapter III. Mythical Japan 18:17 Read by Sean Winchell
Chapter IV. Legendary Japan 38:58 Read by magpie42
Chapter V. Primitive Japan 15:06 Read by Seraphina
Chapter VI. The Protohistoric Age 21:28 Read by Seraphina
Chapter VII. The Coming of Buddhism 21:05 Read by Victor Dorff
Chapter VIII. The Great Reform 22:11 Read by Cavaet
Chapter IX. "The Great Discovery" 6:28 Read by Cavaet
Chapter X. The Nara Period 24:17 Read by mildmeme
Chapter XI. The Capital Moves to Kyoto 34:30 Read by mildmeme
Chapter XII. Taira versus Minamoto 32:05 Read by mildmeme
Chapter XIII. The Hojo Regency (1199-1333) 30:48 Read by Larry Wilson
Chapter XIV. The Hojo Culture 27:56 Read by Kazbek
Chapter XV. The Ashikaga Shoguns 26:36 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XVI. The Coming of the Foreigner 36:50 Read by Louise J. Belle
Chapter XVII. The Era of Military Dictatorship 26:31 Read by Larry Wilson
Chapter XVIII. The Regency of Hideyoshi 26:27 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XIX. The First Tokugawa Shogun 40:03 Read by Cavaet
Chapter XX. The First Successors of Iyeyasu (1605-1651) 20:11 Read by Larry Wilson
Chapter XXI. Iyetsuna to Iyetsugu (1651-1716) 25:24 Read by Larry Wilson
Chapter XXII. From Yoshimune to Iyeharu (1716-1786) 19:25 Read by Larry Wilson
Chapter XXIII. Iyenari to the Coming of Perry (1787-1853) 34:40 Read by Luke Oldham
Chapter XXIV. The Reopening of Japan (1853-1854) 40:25 Read by Luke Oldham
Chapter XXV. The Beginnings of Meiji 51:19 Read by Nadhifa A
Chapter XXVI. The Era of Expansion 38:33 Read by Kay Dropiewski
Chapter XXVII. The Last Years of Meiji 23:28 Read by hearmeout7
Chapter XXVIII. The New Era of Taisho 38:46 Read by Seraphina
Chapter XXIX. Aftermaths of the Great War 28:21 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter XXX. The Great Earthquake and After 28:44 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Chapter XXXI. The Beginning of Showa 26:32 Read by Nadhifa A
Appendix I. Constitution of the Empire of Japan 15:35 Read by Cbteddy
Appendix II. First Treaty between Japan and the United States, 1854 9:30 Read by Nadhifa A
Appendix III. Anglo-Japanese Treaty of January 30, 1902 3:20 Read by czandra
Appendix IV. Agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom 5:25 Read by czandra
Appendix V. The Gentlemen's Agreement 2:03 Read by Victor Dorff
Appendix VI. Convention Embodying Basic Rules of the Relations between Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 7:26 Read by Victor Dorff