Episode 79 - The Bismarck of the East

Published: Nov. 29, 2014, noon

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Our topic this week is the life and legacy of one of Japan\'s greatest political leaders: Ito Hirobumi, author of Japan\'s first modern constitution. Born into a low-rank samurai family in Choshu, Ito would wear many hats in his life: radical, terrorist, student, diplomat, leader, and finally -- and fatally -- as the face of Japanese dominance in Korea. His life and his legacy are central to the story of modern Japan.

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