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.
The Imperial Household Agency is the government administrative body with jurisdiction over the Imperial Family of Japan. It is also … Continue reading PR Strategy and Social Media of Japan’s Imperial Household Agency
TEI (text-encoding initiative) is a digital humanities method that enriches plain text transcriptions using .xml tags. It is most commonly … Continue reading Using TEI to study Edward Sylvester Morse’s Japan Diaries in the Peabody Essex Museum Collection (Part 1)
In 2021, I wrote a short piece for the Digital Orientalist entitled “Denshi Jisho: Are they still worth your time?” … Continue reading Returning to Denshi Jisho: The Ongoing Benefits of Electronic Dictionaries
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
This is a guest post by Joanne Bernardi. Overview This post introduces a series on digital pedagogy, specifically, designing and … Continue reading Exploring Digital Humanities in the Classroom (Part 1)
Overview In June 2023, TOPPAN Corporation released an application for iOS, the Komonjo Camera 古文書カメラ. This was followed by an … Continue reading Komonjo Camera, the AI App for Reading Cursive Japanese Characters
Overview The Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo is an administrative body under the Cabinet Office for affairs relating to the … Continue reading Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System
This is an interview by contributing writer, Emma Donington Kiey, with fashion designer Ana Cordoba Crespo, on her involvement with … Continue reading Ainu Fish Skin Robes and 3D Digital Animation for Sustainable Fashion Production: An Interview with Ana Cordoba Crespo
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
This is a guest post by Raúl Cervera, with special thanks to David Perez Arcé. See information about the author … Continue reading El Archivo de las Índias (the General Archive of the Indies) and the PARES Project: A Brief Introduction and Review