Pradyu Prasad - Imperial Japan, the God Emperor, and Militarization in the Modern World

<p>Today I talk to Pradyu Prasad (blogger and podcaster) about the book <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Hirohito-Making-Modern-Japan-Herbert/dp/0060931302">&quot;Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan&quot;</a> by Herbert P. Bix. We also discuss militarization, industrial capacity, current events, and blogging. </p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/rsJxlybPByM">YouTube</a>. Listen on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/26-pradyu-prasad-imperial-japan-the-god-emperor/id1516093381?i=1000559160293">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pKlbJfPUYPXbnWFu3vvFy?si=Hin3GJ_yS7iCAShqKcq7Bw">Spotify</a>, or any other podcast platform.</p><p>Podcast website <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/pradyu-prasad">here</a>.<br/>Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/PradyuPrasad">Pradyu on Twitter</a>. Follow <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp">me on Twitter</a> for updates on future episodes.</p><p>Follow Pradyu&apos;s Blog: <a href="https://brettongoods.substack.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://brettongoods.substack.com/</a> </p><p></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(0:00:00) - Intro </p><p>(0:01:59) - Hirohito and Introduction to the Book </p><p>(0:05:39) - Meiji Restoration and Japan&apos;s Rapid Industrialization </p><p>(0:11:11) - Industrialization and Traditional Military Norms </p><p>(0:14:50) - Alternate Causes for Japanese Atrocities Richard Hanania&apos;s Public Choice Theory in Imperial Japan (0:17:03)</p><p>(0:21:34) - Hirohito&apos;s Relationship with the Military </p><p>(0:24:33) - Rant of Japanese Strategy </p><p>(0:33:10) - Modern Parallel to Russia/Ukraine </p><p>(0:38:22) - Economics of War and Western War Cap