With U-PARL’s mission for the second period (the 2019–2023 school years) being centered on creating a cooperative hub for Asian research, in the 2022–2023 school years the following seven research projects are to be implemented. 

Research Project 1 
Building the Foundations for the Comprehensive Knowledge in Ancient Egyptian Studies
Research Leader: Kenryo MINOWA

The project will bring together researchers from various academic disciplines to share information and discuss mechanisms for making tacit knowledge visible and creating comprehensive knowledge in ancient Egyptian studies. In addition, to pass on the knowledge to the next generation, intercollegiate education will be practiced and efforts will be made to train young researchers. [Japanese]

 

Research Project 2
Organization of Asian Resources: Cataloging Workshop and Preparing Manuals
Research Leader: Yasuhiro TOKUHARA

With the purpose of properly organizing and utilizing library resources written in Asian languages through the cooperation of library staff and researchers, the members of this project hold workshops on cataloging Asian language materials. In addition, they compile manuals for cataloging Asian languages which will be supplemented to regular cataloging rules and coding manuals. [Japanese]

 

Research Project 3
Creating Digital Text Data for Various Editions of Shuihuzhuan in the University of Tokyo, and Research Using This Data
Research Leader: Tatsuo ARAKI

This project plans to make “A program to compare editions of Shuihuzhuan”, in which you can browse the images of various editions of “Shuihuzhuan” with the textual data of the text, criticisms, and notes, and cross-search between editions. We will also conduct research that makes use of the findings gained in this process. [Japanese]

 

Research Project 4
Research on Publishing in Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asia: Focusing on Vietnam and Thailand
Research Leader: Yuki SHIBUYA

How has the national publishing policy evolved in modern and contemporary Southeast Asia? How has the Southeast Asian publishing industry transformed due to social and economic changes? This study mainly focuses on two countries, Vietnam and Thailand, which contrast with each other in terms of historical experience, such as whether or not being under colonial rule, and political system. [Japanese]

 

Research Project 5
Research on Digitization of Research Materials in South Asia
Research Leader: Emiko SUNAGA

Urdu newspapers and magazines published by Muslim intellectuals inspired social movements in South Asia in the 20th century. This study examines the digitization of Urdu documents. It also aggregates information on South Asian databases, copyrights, and technical methodologies for text recognition. [Japanese]

 

Research Project 6
A Study on Organization and Disclosure of Asian Research Resources in the Possession of the University of Tokyo
Research Leader: Michiko NAKAO 

This study focuses on the Northeast Asian Studies information resources held by the University of Tokyo, consolidating and listing the information and clarifying its material nature. It also aims to examine methods of releasing the materials, including digitization, and to promote their academic use. [Japanese]

 

Research Project 7
Research Leader: Ryoichi MIYAMOTO

This project has been completed in 2022. [Japanese]