Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Japanese historical terms

Military Factions (軍閥, Gunbatsu) is a Japanese term having two separate meanings. Its first meaning is a reference to the Japanese military leadership which exploited its privileged status to vie against the civilian government for control over the nation's policies (particularly during the early Shōwa era).

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  1. Japan's Sakoku Period

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Japan's Sakoku period, the years when the country chose to isolate itself from the rest of the world.

    4 April 2013

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    Featuring: Richard Bowring, Andrew Cobbing, Rebekah Clements

     
  2. The Samurai

    Melvyn Bragg and guests Gregory Irvine, Nicola Liscutin and Angus Lockyer discuss the history of the Samurai and the role of their myth in Japanese national identity.

    24 December 2009

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    Featuring: Angus Lockyer, Nicola Liscutin, Gregory Irvine