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Resource: How to Japonese Podcast

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Paula

What was your path to learning Japanese like? And how did you maintain it? What do you use those skills for now in your career? For those interested in podcasts and learning more about how people in the Japan field … Continue reading →

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Resource: Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Paula

Those who are interested in art history or just a fan of early modern painting and prints can explore Late Hokusai: Thought, Technique, Society, an online bilingual research project centered on situating the artist Hokusai (1780-1849) in his social and … Continue reading →

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Resource: Visualizations and Digital Analyses on Modern Japan

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Paula

Much is presently being made of the digital humanities, that is, how we can use digital tools to engage, answer, or facilitate humanities study. From this marriage of tech and humanistic thought, a number of fascinating projects related to Japan … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: A Brief History of Kimono

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Paula

While the Google Arts and Culture app has been taking over the press with its entertaining facial recognition software this week, they also have been releasing some interesting mini-explorations of historical objects and works. Among them is an exhibition entitled … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Far Outliers

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Travis

The blog Far Outliers describes itself as “Exploring migrants, exiles, expatriates, and out-of-the-way peoples, places, and times, mostly in the Asia-Pacific region.” Posts on the blog range widely, covering lots of really interesting and, indeed, “far outlying” topics, from a … Continue reading →

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Resource: Okinawa Hai!

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Travis

Okinawa Hai! is one of a series of websites aimed, primarily, at helping US military families settle in, find their way around, and otherwise make the most of life in Okinawa, Germany, Korea, or Turkey, with the tagline “Helping you … Continue reading →

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Resource: Ryukyu Bugei

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Travis

Header banner from Ryukyu-bugei.com. Copyright Andreas Quast. Yiftach Raphael Govreen (PhD candidate, Hebrew University) was kind enough to introduce me today to the website of Andreas Quast, ryukyu-bugei.com/. Quast is a Dusseldorf-based martial artist with some 20+ years of experience, … Continue reading →

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Resource: Truku-Japanese War Postcard Collection

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Paula

The East Asian Image Collection hosted by the Skillman Library at Lafayette College recently added a new collection of picture postcards and rare books to their open-access digital archive, “The Truku-Japanese War Commemorative Postcard Collection.” The editor of the collection, … Continue reading →

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Resource: Hachiman digital handscrolls

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Paula

Today we introduce a recently launched online resource, the Hachiman Digital Handscrolls site produced by scholars of Heidelberg University. This is a wonderful research tool for art historians, historians, literature specialists, and any other number of scholars. As stated on … Continue reading →

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End of Year Cleaning and Suggestions

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Paula

As the end of the year rapidly approaches, we’re taking stock of things here at Shinpai Deshou– we’ve updated all of our links on each page and are tweaking things here and there in our layout to make accessibility easier … Continue reading →

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