When CJK Metadata Gets Left Behind
This is a guest post by Adam H. Lisbon. Many thanks to James Morris for coordinating it. In August of…
Category: Japanese Studies
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…
Genius loci: extracting names and places from Japanese texts
This guest contribution is written by Anna Oskina. Introduction Among other things, the digital humanities deals with individual items, which…
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…
The Japanese Diaspora in Digital Sources: The Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection
All scholars engaged in the study of the Japanese diaspora can profit from the treasure trove of resources on the…
Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (2/2)
This is the second part of our interview with Professor Kiyonori Nagasaki (twitter @knagasaki), Senior Fellow at the International Institute…
Visualizing an Online Database for Notable Japanese Collections in North America
This is a guest post by Ann Marie Davis (The Ohio State University), Katherine Matsuura (Harvard University), and Yukari Sugiyama…
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Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (1/2)
Continuing our series of interviews with scholars working in Digital Humanities in Japan, this is the first of a two-part…
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…
Digital Literacies in and Beyond the Classroom: Some Reflections on DH in Teaching with Dr. Paula R. Curtis
Over the last decade, the growing number of accessible digital archives and repositories has been matched by the continued development…