Episode 94 - Dr. David Wittner (Utica)

In this episode, Dr. Wittner revisits narratives of the technological and industrial transformation of Japan following the Meiji Restoration.  We discuss the Meiji government's emphasis on technology, the role of Japanese entrepreneurs, Tokugawa preconditions for Meiji industrialization, the activities of oyatoi "hired foreign experts," and the UNESCO sites of Meiji industrialization.