Historical documents, classical texts and heritage.
Classical and historical Japanese (kuzushiji, kanbun, bungo) is a small, high-value corpus held by institutions.
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Digitized pre-modern documents, including kuzushiji, from libraries and archives, with institutional permission.
Heritage collections (crafts, festivals, performing arts) from museums and cultural bodies on licensed terms.
Classical-language text with modern Japanese and English glosses for historical language modeling.
Artisans demonstrating techniques, recorded with consent and credit arrangements, for skill transfer research.
Community narratives and oral histories with consent from speakers or their communities.
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