Japan Station: A Podcast About Japan by JapanKyo.com
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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we're digging into the world of Japanese spycraft and the history of Japan's intelligence community with one of the world's leading experts on the subject: Dr Richard Samuels.
Richard Samuels is Ford International Professor of Political Science and director of the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a highly distinguished scholar whose research has focused on Japanese intelligence and security, Japan's relationship with the U.S. and China, energy-related policies in Japan, and more. His latest book was published in 2019 and is title Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community.
Topics DiscussedYou can purchase a copy of Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community via the link below. It is an Amazon affiliate link, so using it will support the show and won't cost you anything extra.
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Here are a few of some of Dr. Samuel's other books in case you are interested. These are also Amazon affiliate links.
If you're interested in the book about the Nakano School that Dr. Samuels mentions, you can get it via the affiliate link below.
The links below are for the two episodes of the Ichimon Japan podcast that were mentioned during this episode
Opening/Closing song: Oedo Controller (大江戸コントローラー) by Yunomi featuring Toriena (Used with permission from Yunomi)
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