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Episode 484 - Passion and Prejudice, Part 2

History of Japan

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The Ambivalence of Judge Paul in Japan

Red Habanad Paul visited Japan in the 1950s and was treated as something of a celebrity. He met with widows of executed defendants from Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. But he also advocated against one of common positions of Japanese right, writes Andrew Keen. Keen: His dissent was valuable tool for those in positions of power to bludgeon opposition into accepting nationalistic reading.

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