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Author: James Harry Morris

The Hiroshi Komiyama Collection, Database of Character Forms
Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Visualization

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 … Continue reading The Hiroshi Komiyama Collection, Database of Character Forms

Editor’s Digest February 2024: Northeast Asian Studies
DH in General, Editor's Digest, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies

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 … Continue reading Editor’s Digest February 2024: Northeast Asian Studies

Generating Kuzushiji Images with Soan
DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Software, Teaching

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,” … Continue reading Generating Kuzushiji Images with Soan

The Evolution of Projects and the Importance of Reassessment
DH in General, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies

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 … Continue reading The Evolution of Projects and the Importance of Reassessment

The Marega Collection Database: A Review and Introduction
Japanese Studies, Online Resources

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, … Continue reading The Marega Collection Database: A Review and Introduction

A Critical Introduction to the Repository of Digital Humanities Resources for Early Modern Japanese Literature
Japanese Studies, Online Resources

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 … Continue reading A Critical Introduction to the Repository of Digital Humanities Resources for Early Modern Japanese Literature

A Beginner’s Guide to Inputting Historical Kana: Installing a Font for “Hentaigana”
Japanese Studies

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 … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Inputting Historical Kana: Installing a Font for “Hentaigana”

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

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