Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
In September 2025 I published a piece entitled “Alternatives to Google: Is DuckDuckGo Useful for Research?” where I explored whether … Continue reading Three Months of DuckDuckGo: Reflections after Partially “De-Googling”
Those of us who use languages written in the Latin alphabet likely don’t think much about how we input text. … Continue reading Chorded Input and the Japanese Language: An Introduction and Invitation
I have taught an introductory English-language course to religions in Japan for several years making use of available online resources … Continue reading Online Teaching Resources on Shinto
In my first Editor’s Digest, I explored all publications in The Digital Orientalist within Northeast Asian Studies from September 2023 … Continue reading Editor’s Digest October 2025: Northeast Asian Studies
I recently started working at the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU). When I was preparing for my move to … Continue reading The Resource Guide for Japanese Studies and Humanities in Japan: A Brief (Re-?)Introduction
Google’s privacy issues are fairly well-known—there is even a Wikipedia page about it. Even if we don’t know the details, … Continue reading Alternatives to Google: Is DuckDuckGo Useful for Research?
Over the past year, I have been working on a textual analysis project exploring Japanese understandings of Judaism, Israel, and … Continue reading On Voyant Tools, Stopword Lists, and Japanese Textual Analysis and Visualisation
Although resources for learning to read or assist with deciphering cursive Japanese script found in historical books and documents are … Continue reading Digital Resources for Reading Japanese Seals
Those who have spoken to me about transcription might know that I swear by Furigana Bunko. Sadly, I rarely find … Continue reading Using Furigana Bunko
Since my last Editor’s Digest back in February, the Northeast Asian Studies team alongside several guest contributors have published an … Continue reading Editor’s Digest November 2024: Northeast Asian Studies