<description>&lt;p&gt;As Japan enters the 1920s, national policy becomes increasingly liberalized--but Manchuria remains a holdout of extremists who, if anything, begin to take a more aggressive position on the "China Problem." How did that happen--and how did that aggressive position, seemingly overnight, become normalized back in Japan proper?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2025/12/episode-608-the-final-frontier-part-4/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

History of Japan

Isaac Meyer

Episode 608 - The Final Frontier, Part 4

DEC 19, 202538 MIN
History of Japan

Episode 608 - The Final Frontier, Part 4

DEC 19, 202538 MIN

Description

As Japan enters the 1920s, national policy becomes increasingly liberalized--but Manchuria remains a holdout of extremists who, if anything, begin to take a more aggressive position on the "China Problem." How did that happen--and how did that aggressive position, seemingly overnight, become normalized back in Japan proper? Show notes here.