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Duke University Library Digitizes and Publishes Collection of Early Modern Japanese Medical Manuscripts

Duke University Library in the United States has digitized and published a collection of early modern Japanese medical manuscripts. The collection consists of 63 Japanese medical manuscripts housed in the Rubenstein Library, primarily dating from 1810 to 1849. It includes lecture notes and practical training records by medical students, as well as handwritten guides by Japanese physicians such as Hanaoka Seishū and Takenaka Bunsuke.

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University of Tokyo Library Asia Research Library Uehiro Ethics Foundation Endowed Research Division (U-PARL) Publishes "Shor Language" in "Language Archive"

The University of Tokyo Library Asia Research Library Uehiro Ethics Foundation Endowed Research Division (U-PARL) has published "Shor Language" in the "Language Archive." The "Language Archive" is described as an archive that traces disappearing languages and peoples from around the world, along with their inherited cultures and lifestyles, through maps and photographs. As the first installment, information and images related to the Shor people, a minority ethnic group in southern Siberia, and their Shor language have been published.

National Institute of Japanese Literature Publishes Digital Images of Materials from World Heritage Site "Kasuga Taisha"

The National Institute of Japanese Literature has published digital images of materials from the World Heritage site "Kasuga Taisha." The institute digitized cultural properties including ancient documents and records owned by Kasuga Taisha and made them available through the Comprehensive Database of Classical Japanese Texts.