The Story of a Vietnamese-American Who Lost His Homeland While Studying in Japan
30.Apr.2025
Fifty years ago on April 30, Saigon fell, marking the end of the Vietnam War.
[Asian Studies Book Recommendations] Books on Traditional Vietnamese Theater from SAKURAI Yumio Collection
8.Apr.2024
The SAKURAI Yumio Collection at the Asian Research Library of the University of Tokyo is a collection named after and based on the personal materials of the late scholar of history and area studies.
On “Books Pertaining to Department of Finance Special Account for Reparations” in University of Tokyo Library Collection: Whereabouts of Books Received in Lieu of German Reparations After World War I
27.Mar.2024
This article is an initial research report on “Books Pertaining to Department of Finance Special Account for Reparations” in the University of Tokyo Library System.
From Paper Documents to Digital Materials and Further on to Text Conversion: Using OCR and HRT for Asian Materials Through OCR
26.Mar.2024
This is an English translation of an article on machine-readable OCR from the "Catalog of the University of Tokyo Asian Research Library DigitalCollections 2017-2023".
The Ngoc-Hoang Pagoda (La Pagode de Dakao) — An Ethnic Chinese Temple in Vietnam That Fascinated French Orientalists
25.Mar.2024
The Ngoc-Hoang Pagoda (also known as Jade Emperor Pagoda) that became the subject of La Pagode de Dakao (Lelièvre and Clouqueur 1914) is a religious facility that was constructed by Chinese immigrants during the French colonial rule period in Saigon, the capital city of the Cochin China colony of the time.
“Shui Hu Zhuan Collection”
22.Mar.2024
An important reason behind establishing ShuHuZhuan collection was the aspiration to make such assets of the University widely available to researchers and general readers throughout the world and present them as viable and easily accessible research resources for the academic community.
A Journey Through Time and Space with a Travel Guide
21.Mar.2024
Open a guidebook and embark on a journey! This column is about Murray's guidebooks, which were commonly referred to as the Red Guide.
“U-PARL Selections”
18.Mar.2024
Asian studies have been prolific at the University of Tokyo since it was an Imperial University, and now it boasts the largest collection of related items in Japan.
Barbershops in Japan and Pakistan
15.Mar.2024
In Pakistan, barbershops often use place names or names of beautiful flowers or women.
Novels, Travelogues, Poetry Collections, Reports, and Bibliographies Dedicated to the King of Fruits
14.Mar.2024
Mangoes could be a drink? Here are a few stories about mangoes.
Pakistani Festivals in Japan
8.Mar.2024
Here is a report of “Pakistan Japan Friendship Festival” in Tokyo.
How to find materials related to Islam in Japan in the Digital Collections of the National Diet Library
6.Mar.2024
You could browse books from the National Diet Library Japan on the internet.