Yoshikuni Igarashi

Guests Yoshikuni Igarashi and Patricia Steinhoff discuss the origins and violent descent of the United Red Army, a Japanese terror group. They explore the influence of anarchism on the Japanese Communist Party, the Meiji Restoration era, and the extreme violence and self-discipline within the Red Army. The podcast also touches on encounters at the gym with anime fans and disruptive behavior, as well as British queuing and the colonial history of Japan.