Where can you find high resolution showcases of Edo period illustrated books? ✨🗾 Revisit this #NCCSpotlight by Dr. Kit Brooks on the National Museum of Asian Art’s Pulverer Collection and all its fascinating materials! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Where can you find high resolution showcases of Edo period illustrated books? ✨🗾 Revisit this #NCCSpotlight by Dr. Kit Brooks on the National Museum of Asian Art’s Pulverer Collection and all its fascinating materials! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Where do we encounter Alice in Wonderland in Japanese popular media culture? 🍄🐛 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight on the Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection at USC Libraries by Drs. Rebecca Corbett & Jesse Drian to find out what their collections have to offer! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Where do we encounter Alice in Wonderland in Japanese popular media culture? 🍄🐛 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight on the Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection at USC Libraries by Drs. Rebecca Corbett & Jesse Drian to find out what their collections have to offer! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
How is US activity in Okinawa documented & can it be accessed? Okinawa Times Correspondent Jon Mitchell shares his experiences/methods in "Documenting US Operations in Okinawa: The Jon Mitchell Collection at Okinawa International University & Beyond" #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
October 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
How is US activity in Okinawa documented & can it be accessed? Okinawa Times Correspondent Jon Mitchell shares his experiences/methods in "Documenting US Operations in Okinawa: The Jon Mitchell Collection at Okinawa International University & Beyond" #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Did you know that Penn Libraries received a donation of 1200+ early modern & modern illustrated Japanese books in recent years? 📖 The Tress Collection offers a wealth of rare Edo pubs! 🗾 Revisit this #NCCSpotlight by Julie Nelson Davis & Lynne Farrington for more! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
September 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Did you know that Penn Libraries received a donation of 1200+ early modern & modern illustrated Japanese books in recent years? 📖 The Tress Collection offers a wealth of rare Edo pubs! 🗾 Revisit this #NCCSpotlight by Julie Nelson Davis & Lynne Farrington for more! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
What's the Japan Art Catalog Project & how did it start providing us with hard-to-obtain art catalogs? 👀🎨 Revisit an #NCCSpotlight by Reiko Yoshimura (formerly Smithsonian Libraries) & Kit Brooks (Princeton Art Museum) on one of NCC’s oldest & longest projects! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
November 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM
What's the Japan Art Catalog Project & how did it start providing us with hard-to-obtain art catalogs? 👀🎨 Revisit an #NCCSpotlight by Reiko Yoshimura (formerly Smithsonian Libraries) & Kit Brooks (Princeton Art Museum) on one of NCC’s oldest & longest projects! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Our first 2024 #NCCSpotlight is a fascinating exploration of curating collections-based exhibits and multimodal storytelling in Karen Adjei’s “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Connecting Through Canon in Post-Occupation Japan at the Prange Collection”! 📸 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
January 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Our first 2024 #NCCSpotlight is a fascinating exploration of curating collections-based exhibits and multimodal storytelling in Karen Adjei’s “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Connecting Through Canon in Post-Occupation Japan at the Prange Collection”! 📸 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
What goes into acquiring and preserving historical materials for use at your institution? Learn all about the Sakuramotobō collection at Princeton University Library, a cache of medieval Japanese documents, when revisiting this #NCCSpotlight! 📜🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
September 25, 2024 at 3:42 PM
What goes into acquiring and preserving historical materials for use at your institution? Learn all about the Sakuramotobō collection at Princeton University Library, a cache of medieval Japanese documents, when revisiting this #NCCSpotlight! 📜🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Digitizing rare books is no small feat! 📙🖥️ Explore the digitization process and some of the fantastical works of the Harvard-Yenching Library by revisiting our #NCCSpotlight by Japanese Collection Librarian Kuniko Yamada McVey! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
December 22, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Digitizing rare books is no small feat! 📙🖥️ Explore the digitization process and some of the fantastical works of the Harvard-Yenching Library by revisiting our #NCCSpotlight by Japanese Collection Librarian Kuniko Yamada McVey! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
It's not even the end of the year and we already have several 2024 Japanese Studies Spotlight slots spoken for! 😍 Have a Japan Studies project, collection, or tool that folks would benefit from knowing about? Consider snapping up a spot early! #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/spotlights
December 15, 2023 at 5:40 PM
It's not even the end of the year and we already have several 2024 Japanese Studies Spotlight slots spoken for! 😍 Have a Japan Studies project, collection, or tool that folks would benefit from knowing about? Consider snapping up a spot early! #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/spotlights
How do collections reach our universities? Interested in modern Japanese history & social movements? Revisit Dr. Patricia Steinhoff (Emeritus UHM)'s #NCCSpotlight on “Postwar Japan and the New Left: Resources from the University of Hawai'i Takazawa Collection”! 🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
July 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM
How do collections reach our universities? Interested in modern Japanese history & social movements? Revisit Dr. Patricia Steinhoff (Emeritus UHM)'s #NCCSpotlight on “Postwar Japan and the New Left: Resources from the University of Hawai'i Takazawa Collection”! 🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Was gamifying education a thing over a century ago? Earlier? 👀 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by @matthew-hayes.bsky.social (Duke) on “Playing History with Duke University's Sugoroku Collection” to explore the intersection of history and boardgames in Japan! 🎲🗾 #双六 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
March 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Was gamifying education a thing over a century ago? Earlier? 👀 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by @matthew-hayes.bsky.social (Duke) on “Playing History with Duke University's Sugoroku Collection” to explore the intersection of history and boardgames in Japan! 🎲🗾 #双六 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
It’s still early for the spooky season, but you can get your fill of yokai by revisiting our #NCCSpotlight by Jack Stoneman (Asian & Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University) introducing their Edo bakemono no e (Pictures of Monsters) scroll! 👻 #妖怪 #化け物
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April 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It’s still early for the spooky season, but you can get your fill of yokai by revisiting our #NCCSpotlight by Jack Stoneman (Asian & Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University) introducing their Edo bakemono no e (Pictures of Monsters) scroll! 👻 #妖怪 #化け物
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Do you have a Japan-related project, collection, or tool the field should know more about? 🗾💻 Our monthly Japanese Studies Spotlights are a perfect way to share it! Sign up for our 2025 schedule now! 📩 Visit past #NCCSpotlight posts to learn more! guides.nccjapan.org/spotlights
December 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Do you have a Japan-related project, collection, or tool the field should know more about? 🗾💻 Our monthly Japanese Studies Spotlights are a perfect way to share it! Sign up for our 2025 schedule now! 📩 Visit past #NCCSpotlight posts to learn more! guides.nccjapan.org/spotlights
Oral histories bring human experience to our history classrooms and research. Don't miss learning about the Marlene J. Mayo Oral Histories collection on Allied Occupied Japan! 🎙️🗾 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Kana Jenkins & Amy Wasserstrom (U Maryland Libraries): guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
June 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Oral histories bring human experience to our history classrooms and research. Don't miss learning about the Marlene J. Mayo Oral Histories collection on Allied Occupied Japan! 🎙️🗾 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Kana Jenkins & Amy Wasserstrom (U Maryland Libraries): guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Learning about performance can go far beyond watching or reading! Revisit our #NCCSpotlight “‘Noh as Intermedia’: An Interactive Exploration of the World of Noh Theatre” by Jarosław Kapuściński (Stanford) to engage in multimodal digital learning on everything noh! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
February 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Learning about performance can go far beyond watching or reading! Revisit our #NCCSpotlight “‘Noh as Intermedia’: An Interactive Exploration of the World of Noh Theatre” by Jarosław Kapuściński (Stanford) to engage in multimodal digital learning on everything noh! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
What kind of objects do we leave behind, & what do they say about us? 🕰️ Revisit this fascinating #NCCSpotlight on Japanese ephemera, film, and more by Dr. Joanne Bernardi (U of Rochester): Re-Envisioning Japan: Japan as Destination in Visual and Material Culture! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
June 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM
What kind of objects do we leave behind, & what do they say about us? 🕰️ Revisit this fascinating #NCCSpotlight on Japanese ephemera, film, and more by Dr. Joanne Bernardi (U of Rochester): Re-Envisioning Japan: Japan as Destination in Visual and Material Culture! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
It's wonderful to see collections in action! You may remember our past #NCCSpotlight by Emeritus Professor Patricia Steinhoff, who was was kind enough to write about the collection's history and resources on postwar Japanese social movements! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
June 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
It's wonderful to see collections in action! You may remember our past #NCCSpotlight by Emeritus Professor Patricia Steinhoff, who was was kind enough to write about the collection's history and resources on postwar Japanese social movements! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
What did Edo elites think of Heian culture? 🦗 This month's #NCCSpotlight by Kiyoe Minami (Honolulu Museum of Art) introduces a TEI-forward site for bilingual study that allows you to explore Heian cultural revival in Edo through the Jūban Mushi-awase Emaki! 🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
June 19, 2024 at 2:06 PM
What did Edo elites think of Heian culture? 🦗 This month's #NCCSpotlight by Kiyoe Minami (Honolulu Museum of Art) introduces a TEI-forward site for bilingual study that allows you to explore Heian cultural revival in Edo through the Jūban Mushi-awase Emaki! 🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Today we're delighted to share a new #NCCSpotlight by Haruko Takahashi & Keiko Suzuki (Minpaku Costume Database Project) introducing digitized sources on modern Japanese clothing culture/history. 👘👖 See “Decoding Clothing Culture with the Shinsō Digital Archive”! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
August 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today we're delighted to share a new #NCCSpotlight by Haruko Takahashi & Keiko Suzuki (Minpaku Costume Database Project) introducing digitized sources on modern Japanese clothing culture/history. 👘👖 See “Decoding Clothing Culture with the Shinsō Digital Archive”! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Looking to globalize your approaches to history, gender, & art? 🗾 There are online resources that can help! Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Carrie Cushman & Kelly McCormick: “Behind the Camera: Digital Interventions in the History of Japanese Women Photographers”! 📸 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Looking to globalize your approaches to history, gender, & art? 🗾 There are online resources that can help! Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Carrie Cushman & Kelly McCormick: “Behind the Camera: Digital Interventions in the History of Japanese Women Photographers”! 📸 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
This month's #NCCSpotlight showcases an innovative tool by Adam H. Lisbon (U Colorado Boulder) to enhance collections processing & bibliographic data! 📚 Explore CJKmP in “Automating Book Selections & Donation Intake for Japanese (or any other language) Materials”! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
February 14, 2024 at 10:06 PM
This month's #NCCSpotlight showcases an innovative tool by Adam H. Lisbon (U Colorado Boulder) to enhance collections processing & bibliographic data! 📚 Explore CJKmP in “Automating Book Selections & Donation Intake for Japanese (or any other language) Materials”! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
What can we learn about premodern Japan from literature, book history, & material objects? 🗾 For expert insights revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Miaoling Xue (UBC) “Exploring Premodern Japan through Video: A Collaborative Project at University of British Columbia”! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
February 28, 2024 at 6:17 PM
What can we learn about premodern Japan from literature, book history, & material objects? 🗾 For expert insights revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Miaoling Xue (UBC) “Exploring Premodern Japan through Video: A Collaborative Project at University of British Columbia”! guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
What path do collections take before we can access them? 👀📚 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Dr. Patricia Steinhoff (Emerita) on the acquisition of Japanese materials in “Postwar Japan and the New Left: Resources from the University of Hawai'i Takazawa Collection”! 🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What path do collections take before we can access them? 👀📚 Revisit our #NCCSpotlight by Dr. Patricia Steinhoff (Emerita) on the acquisition of Japanese materials in “Postwar Japan and the New Left: Resources from the University of Hawai'i Takazawa Collection”! 🗾 guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
This month we're delighted to spotlight Keiko Hill, Senior Assistant Librarian at University of Washington Libraries! Learn about her journey & career in cataloging services, a critical part of making library resources accessible & discoverable! 📚💻 #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
May 15, 2024 at 2:54 PM
This month we're delighted to spotlight Keiko Hill, Senior Assistant Librarian at University of Washington Libraries! Learn about her journey & career in cataloging services, a critical part of making library resources accessible & discoverable! 📚💻 #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
Did you know in the 1930s Japan live & animated films were made on paper? 😮📜 🎞️ Eric Faden (Bucknell) introduces a fascinating piece of cinema history & preservation in “The Japanese Paper Film Project: Preserving the History of 1930s Kami Firumu”! #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...
July 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Did you know in the 1930s Japan live & animated films were made on paper? 😮📜 🎞️ Eric Faden (Bucknell) introduces a fascinating piece of cinema history & preservation in “The Japanese Paper Film Project: Preserving the History of 1930s Kami Firumu”! #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...