News

  • Showcasing the Japan Biographical Database (JBDB)

    James Morris will be speaking about the Kirishitan-ban in the Digital Project at the International Symposium Showcasing the Japan Biographical Database (JBDB) sponsored by the Institute of Comparative Culture, Sophia University on November 9, 2024. For details on the event which can be attended in-person or online visit the event website.

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  • Repository Launch

    Today we are thrilled launch the English version of our repository, which was created with the help of Joseph Bills (Keio University). The translated Japanese version will be released at a later date. 本日、ジョセフ・ビルズ氏(慶應義塾大学)の協力を得て作成された英語版のリポジトリを公開できることになりました。翻訳された日本語版は後日公開される予定です。 The repository includes three sections: リポジトリには3つのセクションがあります: We hope that this collation of resources, texts, and collections will be useful to scholars,…

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  • Announcing the Kirishitan Ligatures Font Package

    We are thrilled to announce a font package designed by Toshi Omagari that will allow users to input a variety of special characters and ligatures found in Kirishitan-ban into their word processor of choice. この度、大曲都市氏の制作による、キリシタン版に含まれる様々な合字や特殊文字をワープロで入力できるフォントパッケージが完成しました。 A screenshot of the font in use. For further details in English and Japanese and to install the font, please…

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