HH 62: Supernova in the East I

[Fife]

Show 62 - Supernova in the East I

The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story.

[C-Mag]

Thanks Fife...…….. this will be great hearing Dan try and pronounce more Oriental names and places.

Not a Theater of the war people talk about a lot.

Great Intro!

[SuburbanFarmer]

YUSSSS

[C-Mag]

Rape of Nanking is right up Dan's alley. As is Unit 731.

I hope he touches on the Black Dragon Society and the Imperial Japanese Spy networks.

[Speaker to Animals]

Does he get into the kaiju research program?

[GloryofGreece]

Does he get into the kaiju research program?

Is that a real thing or just the movies?

This will be good...YES!

[GloryofGreece]

Rape of Nanking is right up Dan's alley. As is Unit 731.

I hope he touches on the Black Dragon Society and the Imperial Japanese Spy networks.

Interesting as hell.

The Kokuryūkai was founded in 1901 by Uchida Ryohei as a successor to his mentor Mitsuru Tōyama's Gen'yōsha.[1] Its name is derived from the translation of the Amur River, which is called Heilongjiang or "Black Dragon River" in Chinese (黑龍江?), read as Kokuryū-kō in Japanese. Its public goal was to support efforts to keep the Russian Empire north of the Amur River and out of east Asia.

The Kokuryūkai initially made strenuous efforts to distance itself from the criminal elements of its predecessor, the Gen'yōsha. As a result, its membership included Cabinet Ministers and high-ranking military officers as well as professional secret agents. However, as time passed, it found the use of criminal activities to be a convenient means to an end for many of its operations.

During the Russo-Japanese War, annexation of Korea and Siberian Intervention, the Imperial Japanese Army made use of the Kokuryūkai network for espionage, sabotage and assassination. They organized Manchurian guerrillas against the Russians from the Chinese warlords and bandit chieftains in the region, the most important being Marshal Chang Tso-lin. The Black Dragons waged a very successful psychological warfare campaign in conjunction with the Japanese military, spreading disinformation and propaganda throughout the region. They also acted as interpreters for the Japanese army.

The Kokuryūkai assisted the Japanese spy, Colonel Motojiro Akashi. Akashi, who was not directly a member of the Black Dragons, ran successful operations in China, Manchuria, Siberia and established contacts throughout the Muslim world. These contacts in Central Asia were maintained through World War II. The Black Dragons also formed close contact and even alliances with Buddhist sects throughout Asia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dragon_Society

[Speaker to Animals]

Does he get into the kaiju research program?

Is that a real thing or just the movies?

This will be good...YES!

Project 731

[C-Mag]

Rape of Nanking is right up Dan's alley. As is Unit 731.

I hope he touches on the Black Dragon Society and the Imperial Japanese Spy networks.

Interesting as hell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dragon_Society

I've looked to see if the network had spies in the US or Hawaii, but I don't remember finding any references. They most certainly must have.

[GloryofGreece]

Rape of Nanking is right up Dan's alley. As is Unit 731.

I hope he touches on the Black Dragon Society and the Imperial Japanese Spy networks.

Interesting as hell.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dragon_Society

I've looked to see if the network had spies in the US or Hawaii, but I don't remember finding any references. They most certainly must have.

Yea one would think but shit we had dudes in rice bowls over there and/or the Russians sure as shit did plus the Germans and vice versa. Its total war! I'm surprise we didn't put German Americans and Austrian Americans into internment camps like we did the Japanese during the 1940s. I guess b/c we were only at "war" in WWI for a year. idk.