170: The earthquake that turned Tokyo to ash

<div>The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 was literally a picture of hell. Fires killed hundreds of thousands of people and sparked a witch hunt of Korean residents who were wrongfully blamed for the infernos. <strong>Alex K.T. Martin</strong> joins us to discuss the quake and how the scars left by the disaster shaped the course of Japan's future.   </div> <br> <div>Hosted by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Shaun McKenna</a> and produced by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/david-cortez/">Dave Cortez</a>.<br> <br> <strong>On this episode:</strong> <br> Shaun McKenna: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jt_sloosh">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slooshiness/">Instagram</a><br> Alex K.T. Martin: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/219/alex-kt-martin/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexktMartin">Twitter</a> </div> <br> <div> <strong>Read more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/31/japan/history/1923-tokyo-earthquake-anniversary/">The Great Kanto Earthquake: A wall of fire, a picture of hell</a> (Alex K.T. Martin, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/31/japan/kanto-earthquake-anniversary-resilience/">Century since Kanto quake, expert warns of ‘blind faith’ in disaster resilience</a> (Kathleen Benoza, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/04/21/films/documentary-great-kanto-earthquake-1923-unearthed-japans-first-disaster-footage/">A documentary on the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 has unearthed Japan’s first ‘disaster footage’</a> (Kyodo) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2023/08/07/issues/ryo-mizuno-japanese-immigration-brazil-kanto-earthquake/">A diaspora remembers the disaster that forged it</a> (Chitose Nakagawa, Kyodo)</li> </ul> <div> <strong>Get in touch:</strong> Send us feedback at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp. Support th