Open Collections

Meiji at 150

Dr. Takahiro Yamamoto (Heidelberg University) Yamamoto, Takahiro; Grunow, Tristan

Description

In this episode, Dr. Yamamoto reviews Japan’s diplomatic interactions with Russia in the northern territories of the Kuril Islands and Karafuto in the years around the Meiji Restoration. We discuss Russian exploration in the area dating back to the 18th century, Meiji leaders’ perceptions of a Russian threat in the north following the Restoration, and more recent disputes between Russia and Japan over the Kurils before talking about Dr. Yamamoto’s recent research on the history of Japanese passports.

Item Metadata

Title
Dr. Takahiro Yamamoto (Heidelberg University)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 100
Creator
Yamamoto, Takahiro; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-03-26
Description
In this episode, Dr. Yamamoto reviews Japan’s diplomatic interactions with Russia in the northern territories of the Kuril Islands and Karafuto in the years around the Meiji Restoration. We discuss Russian exploration in the area dating back to the 18th century, Meiji leaders’ perceptions of a Russian threat in the north following the Restoration, and more recent disputes between Russia and Japan over the Kurils before talking about Dr. Yamamoto’s recent research on the history of Japanese passports.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; Kuril Islands; passports
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415993
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81986
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository
DSpace

Item Media

Item Citations and Data

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International