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An Outline History of Japan

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A history of Japan from its origins to the early 20th century. - Summary by Kazbek (15 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Introduction: Why Study Japanese History?

27:17

Read by Kazbek

Chapter I. Preliminaries

26:48

Read by Cavaet

Chapter II. Origin, Race and Language

17:01

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 an…

7:26

Read by Victor Dorff