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Resource: ee-Tokyo.com

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Travis

A professor recently introduced me to the website http://ee-tokyo.com/, which is just loaded with all sorts of information about Tokyo history. This could be a great resource for anyone studying Edo-Tokyo history, but also for those visiting (or living in) … Continue reading →

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Resource: Burke Collection Online Catalog

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Travis

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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Resource: Tezuka Collection on Google Cultural Institute

Posted on April 23, 2014 by LM

Tezuka Productions Co. has created a collection on Google Cultural Institute, an online resource of images and information from museums and archives all over the world, about Tezuka Osamu’s contributions to anime.   The collection has three exhibits. The first is Tezuka Osamu: The … Continue reading →

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Resource: Asian/Asian Am Digital Studies

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Travis

Dr. Anne Cong-Huyen, currently a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA, has assembled a wonderful list of websites, projects, and individuals related to Asian / Asian-American Studies + Digital Humanities. As she writes: … Continue reading →

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Resource: Tools for Banking, Finance, and Law

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Paula

Lately we’ve been fortunate to have a number of guest writers contributing articles related to translation and non-academic careers that use Japanese (and we have more to come in the near future!), but we’ve been a bit lax on updating … Continue reading →

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Resource: Black Tokyo

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Travis

I was going to post this originally as a Fun Link Friday link, but while there’s definitely a lot of fun stuff on here, such as a recently posted video jokingly “hating” on tiny Japanese beer cans, Black Tokyo | … Continue reading →

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Resource: Medical English Dictionary Online

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Paula

Today we offer a short introduction to the Medical English Dictionary Online (http://www.medo.jp/0.htm), a resource for people looking to translate difficult medical terms from English to Japanese and Japanese to English. Provided by the 医学情報研究所 (igakujōhōkenkyūsho), or Medical Information Organization Network (an NPO), … Continue reading →

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Resource: Bibliography of Japanese History

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Paula

Today I’ll briefly introduce a resource which I was sadly unaware until recently. Peter Kornicki, a Japan specialist and professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University who has done extensive work on the history of the book in Japan, … Continue reading →

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Resource: The Art of Japan: Kanazawa

Posted on May 2, 2012 by LM

The Art of Japan: Kanazawa is an English-language web magazine dedicated to the art and culture of Kanazawa. Kanazawa, the prefectural capital of Ishikawa, is the jewel in the crown of the Hokuriku region, which is home to a thriving … Continue reading →

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Resource: Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters

Posted on March 5, 2012 by tnguyen3729

  It’s been almost one year since the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami disaster devastated parts of northeastern Japan. As of February 25th, 2012, the death toll is currently confirmed at 15,853 people while 3,283 remain missing. … Continue reading →

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