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Episode 566 - The Revolutionary, Part 1

History of Japan

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The Awakening: Political Turmoil and Student Activism in Post-War Japan

This chapter explores the deepening relationship between a young protégé and his mentor amid the political turmoil of post-war Japan. It highlights the student's transformative experience at a protest against the U.S. Mutual Security Treaty, which propels him into the radical left-wing student movement of the 1960s.

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