What do Japanese Researchers Eat During Field Work?
27.Feb.2024
Project research fellow SUNAGA talks about the food situation in the field in countries where it is difficult to eat out.
The Maze of Bookshops
21.Feb.2024
This column by Project Research Fellow Emiko SUNAGA introduces Urdu Bazaar, Asia's leading book market in Pakistan.
U-PARL has published its 2023 leaflet
22.Jun.2023
The leaflet features designs of Asian landscapes, fabrics, and text. The mandarin-orange cover contains texts in Vietnamese, Chinese, Urdu, and French. Yuki Shibuya and Emiko Sunaga, project research fellows at U-PARL, will provide explanations regarding these inscription.
Introduction to the Automated Storage
4.Nov.2021
Are you acquainted with the Automated Storage? The General Library of UTokyo is equipped with a huge underground Automated Storage capable of storing about 3 million books. Here is a report by the U-PARL staff who went on an excursion to the Automated Storage, which is usually closed to access.
The Ever-Changing “Ikubaku 幾何”
19.Dec.2017
A column piece by Professor Hideki KIMURA, specialist in Chinese linguistics, is now available online.
【From the World’s Libraries】Digital Chinese Rare Book Collection of the Harvard-Yenching Library
30.Nov.2017
A user guide for the Digital Chinese Rare Book Collection of the Harvard-Yenching Library.
Receiving the Materials Donated by the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO: Binding Together the Thoughts and Hopes Accumulated Along with the People of Asia
19.Oct.2016
Associate Professor Yuto KITAMURA contributed a commentary on the literacy education materials donated by ACCU.
Thailand’s “Cremation Volumes”: A Treasure Trove of Socio-economic History Research
15.Mar.2016
Professor SUEHIRO, a concurrent professor of U-PARL, introduces Thailand’s “Cremation Volumes” in this article. Readers who are interested in Thailand and economic and social history should not miss it!