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Practicing Reading Cursive Japanese with Miwo
Japanese Studies, OCR, Software, Teaching

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 … Continue reading Practicing Reading Cursive Japanese with Miwo

Live Text for Japanese
Japanese Studies, Software

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 … Continue reading Live Text for Japanese

A Review of Uchimura Kanzō Zenshū: DVD Edition
Biblical Studies, Japanese Studies, Software

A Review of Uchimura Kanzō Zenshū: DVD Edition

Scholars of Christianity in Japan will undoubtedly come across the work of Uchimura Kanzō 内村鑑三 (1861-1930) during their research. Uchimura’s … Continue reading A Review of Uchimura Kanzō Zenshū: DVD Edition

Transkribus and Kirishitanban: Some Initial Experiments
Japanese Studies, OCR, Software

Transkribus and Kirishitanban: Some Initial Experiments

Inspired by a workshop given by Dr. Alex Mallett (Waseda University) that I attended in May last year, I recently … Continue reading Transkribus and Kirishitanban: Some Initial Experiments

Japan Search: Much ado about nothing
Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Workflow

Japan Search: Much ado about nothing

Japan Search is a searchable portal that aggregates content from digital archives from, at present, 125 different databases managed by … Continue reading Japan Search: Much ado about nothing

Minna de Honkoku and the Cambridge Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography: An Interview, Part 2
DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Teaching

Minna de Honkoku and the Cambridge Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography: An Interview, Part 2

Today I am happy to introduce the second and final part of our interview with Prof. Hashimoto Yuta (National Museum … Continue reading Minna de Honkoku and the Cambridge Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography: An Interview, Part 2

Minna de Honkoku and the Cambridge Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography: An Interview, Part 1
DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Teaching

Minna de Honkoku and the Cambridge Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography: An Interview, Part 1

Long term readers of the Digital Orientalist will likely remember pieces that I wrote on “Digital Resources for Japanese Palaeography” … Continue reading Minna de Honkoku and the Cambridge Summer School in Japanese Early Modern Palaeography: An Interview, Part 1

How about a copy stand?
Archiving, Digitization, Equipment

How about a copy stand?

When conducting research on documents pertaining to the Ashio Copper Mine Incident at Sano City Museum in late 2020, I … Continue reading How about a copy stand?

Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?
Hardware, Japanese Studies, Workflow

Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?

With the rise of smartphone technology, the market for electronic dictionaries (J. Denshi jisho 電子辞書) has gradually shrunk. When I … Continue reading Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?

An Interview with Untitled.Showa
DH in Practice, Japanese Studies

An Interview with Untitled.Showa

Untitled.Showa is a platform that uses crowdsourcing in an attempt to uncover information about and (re)unite a number of old … Continue reading An Interview with Untitled.Showa

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