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.
There are several ways to render historical kana (commonly known as variant kana or hentaigana 変体仮名) in our writing or … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Inputting Historical Kana: Installing a Font for “Hentaigana”
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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?
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?
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