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Resource: Japanese Censorship Collection

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Paula

Modern Japan enthusiasts will be excited by this relatively recent addition to the digitized collections of the Library of Congress. In collaboration with Japan’s National Diet Library, the Library of Congress has made available a digitized collection of Japanese censored … Continue reading →

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Resource: Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Paula

Those researching or just interested in modern Japanese history will find much to explore in Harvard University’s Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection. A compilation of manuscript materials and photographs related to the Japanese War Crimes Trial, these works originate from Joseph B. Keenan, … Continue reading →

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Resource: Laures Kirishitan Bunko Database

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Paula

For those interested in the premodern and/or the history Christianity and its connections to Japan, Sophia University in Tokyo has a fascinating database that’s worth looking into. A digital archive of the rare books of Johannes Laures, S.J., the collection contains as many … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Asian Conference on Library, Archive & Information Management 2016 (ACLAIM2016)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Paula

The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), in conjunction with its global university and institutional partners, is proud to announce The Asian Conference on Library, Archive & Information Management 2016 (ACLAIM2016). The Abstract Submission Deadline is August 20, 2016. To submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/iafor/iafor-submission-system/login.php … Continue reading →

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Resource: Voices from Tohoku

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Paula

Professor David Slater of Sophia University in Tokyo has been a part of great efforts to support those affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, including ensuring that their stories are heard. Today’s resource is an archive launched last … Continue reading →

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Resource: University of Pennsylvania’s Japanese Juvenile Fiction Collection

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Paula

Today’s resource is just a quick glance at a database for those literature-minded folk interested in modern Japanese literature or, more specifically, juvenile fiction in Japan. In recent years, the University of Pennsylvania has digitized a sizable collection of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Resource: Digital Image Collections on Japan’s Constitution

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Paula

The University of Michigan Digital Library Production Service (DLPS) has two interesting digital image resources from their Alfred Hussey Collection that are open to the public for education and research. The first is the Alfred Hussey Collection: Japan’s Constitution Slides: … Continue reading →

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Resource: The Peace Learning Archive in Okinawa

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Travis

Paula brought to my attention this beautiful site, which describes itself as following: The Peace Learning Archive in OKINAWA is a culmination of the creation methods of “pluralistic digital archives” established with the workings of the archives related to Nagasaki, … Continue reading →

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Resource: National Archives of Japan

Posted on December 21, 2011 by tnguyen3729

Interested in archives or history? Check out the digital collection available through the National Archives of Japan! About The National Archives of Japan (NAJ) Digital Archive provides access to digitized images of preserved historical records. Users can search for the descriptions … Continue reading →

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