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Tag Archives: database
Resource: Japan Biographical Database
Today’s resource is the Japan Biographical Database. This bilingual, interactive database is a network studies project run by a research unit of the Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University, Tokyo. Focusing on early modern Japan, the participants have spent years … Continue reading
Resource: The World and Japan
For those who are interests in Japan in an international context, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) has a trilingual database on historical sources related to modern Japanese politics and international relations entitled “The World and Japan (世界と日本).” … Continue reading
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Tagged database, east asia, East Asian politics, international relations, Japan, Japanese politics, politics
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Resource: Finding Study or Grant Programs through IIE
This week we have a quickie resource page that might be of interest to some readers. Those looking outside of typical study abroad databases may find it useful to explore the Institute for International Education (IIE) website’s program search page. … Continue reading
Resource: Japanese Censorship Collection
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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Tagged archive, censorship, database, history, Japan, Japanese history, modern, modern history
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Resource: Utah Nippō Newspaper Online
As with our previous posts on digitized Nikkei newspapers, the digitization of the Utah Nippō is an important contribution to historical resources on the history of Japanese Americans. Hosted by the J. Willard Library at the University of Utah, this … Continue reading
Resource: Ukiyo-e.org
Ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints, hold an esteemed place as one of the most well-known and prolific Japanese arts, having exploded in popularity in the early modern period (1603-1868) and become a great source of inspiration to many artists overseas. The … Continue reading
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Tagged art, database, early modern art, early modern Japan, Edo Japan, Edo period, Japan, Japanese art, Japanese culture, ukiyo-e
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Resource: Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection – Japanese Diaspora Initiative
Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Library & Archives recently launched the Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection as a part of their Japanese Diaspora Initiative, which aims to make the Hoover Institution the leading center for archive-based research and analysis on the historical … Continue reading
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Tagged database, history, Japan, Japanese-Americans, newspapers, OCR, primary sources, resource
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Job Opening: Development Database Manager, San Francisco Zen Centerb Opportunity: Development Database Manager, San Francisco Zen Center
Employer: San Francisco Zen Center Location: San Francisco Start date: March 7, 2016 Education requirements: BA preferred Employment type: Part time Position Overview: San Francisco Zen Center is looking for someone with Salesforce Database Management experience to oversee and manage … Continue reading
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Resource: University of Pennsylvania’s Japanese Juvenile Fiction Collection
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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Tagged archive, books, database, fiction, history, juvenile fiction, modern Japan, resource, University of Pennsylvania
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Resource: Burke Collection Online Catalog
Thanks to the Japan Art History Forum (JAHF) for publicizing the launch of a beautiful online catalog of the Mary Griggs Burke Collection. The Burke collection is one of the most prominent collections of Japanese art outside of Japan, and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art history, Asian art, database, research, resource
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