Returning to Denshi Jisho: The Ongoing Benefits of Electronic Dictionaries
In 2021, I wrote a short piece for the Digital Orientalist entitled “Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?”…
Author: James Harry Morris
The Hiroshi Komiyama Collection, Database of Character Forms
During the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion: Graphic Culture Research Grant’s annual research report meeting in November 2023, I had…
Editor’s Digest February 2024: Northeast Asian Studies
Since the second half of 2023, we have been publishing editor’s digests, which aim to quickly summarize the things we…
Generating Kuzushiji Images with Soan
It is a rarity that writers at the Digital Orientalist explore projects that might be described as “DH for fun,”…
The Evolution of Projects and the Importance of Reassessment
At the Digital Orientalist we tend to review a lot of projects, tools and databases, but when we do so…
The Marega Collection Database: A Review and Introduction
The Digital Orientalist has long published pieces pertaining to the study of the history of Christianity in Japan. In 2021,…
A Critical Introduction to the Repository of Digital Humanities Resources for Early Modern Japanese Literature
The Digital Turn in Early Modern Japanese Studies was held from the 2nd to the 4th of December 2022. The…
A Beginner’s Guide to Inputting Historical Kana: Installing a Font for “Hentaigana”
There are several ways to render historical kana (commonly known as variant kana or hentaigana 変体仮名) in our writing or…
Practicing Reading Cursive Japanese with Miwo
Most people involved in Japanese studies with access to a smartphone or tablet will be aware of the kuzushiji (cursive…
Live Text for Japanese
Since the launch of iOS 15 and an iPadOS 15.1, iPhone and iPad users have been able to use Live…