The Librarian Who Broke Japan's Heart

In 1853, a mild-mannered Massachusetts scholar accidentally triggered Japan's transformation from isolated medieval kingdom to modern superpower—all because he couldn't resist correcting what he saw as embarrassing mistranslations. The story of how Commodore Perry's secret weapon wasn't his gunboats, but his dictionary-obsessed interpreter who rewrote history one awkward conversation at a time. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.