History
Delmer M. Brown started the process of establishing JHTI in 1998. The development of JHTI involved negotiations with the University of Tokyo Press and the National Institute of Japanese Literature.Select list
JHTI is an expanding online collection of historical texts. The original version of every paragraph is cross-linked with an English translation. The original words in Japanese and English translation are on the same screen. There are seven categories of writings, includingAncient chronicles
These works were compiled by officials of the Imperial Court at the command of the emperors. * '' Kojiki'' (completed in 712 CE) with translation by Donald L. Philippi * '' Nihon Shoki'' (completed in 720) with translation by W. G. Aston * '' Shoku Nihongi'' (covering 697 to 791) with translation by J. B. Snellen * '' Kogo Shūi'' (completed in 807) with translation by Genchi Katō and Hikoshirō HoshinoAncient gazetteers
These records, '' Fudoki'', were compiled by provincial officials according to imperial edicts during the first half of the 8th century. * (submitted in 733) with translation by Michiko Aoki * with translation by Michiko Aoki * with translation by Michiko Aoki * with translation by Michiko Aoki * with translation by Michiko AokiAncient kami-civil code
This was a compilation of religious law and civil law. * '' Engishiki'' (927) with translation by Felicia Gressitt BockMedieval stories
These historical tales (''Medieval and early-modern histories
These three histories were written in ways that mirror the religious and political interests of their authors. * '' Gukanshō'' (completed in 1219) with translation by Delmer M. Brown and Ichiro Ishida * '' Jinnō Shōtōki'' (completed in 1339) with translation by H. Paul Varley * '' Tokushi Yoron'' (completed in 1712) with translation by Joyce AckroydState and Imperial Shinto
These works are about State Shinto and the Empire of Japan. * * '' Kokutai no Hongi'' (Cardinal Principles of Nation Polity, 1937) with translation by John Owen GauntlettJHTILate-Edo period and Meiji period texts
This category is for miscellaneous writings which are from Japan's pre-modern and early-modern periods.See also
* Aozora Bunko *References
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