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This book introduces English-speaking audiences to tsūji, who were interpreters in different contexts in Japan and then the Ryukyu Kingdom from the late 16th to the mid-19th century. It comprises seven historical case studies on tsūji in which contributors adopt a context-oriented approach.
Sep 28, 2023 · This chapter discusses the Oranda-tsūji (阿蘭陀通詞 Japanese–Dutch interpreters) and focuses on one of the most prominent figures among them in eighteenth-century Japan, Yoshio Kōzaemon (吉雄幸左衛門, 1724–1800). As per the custom of the day, he changed his common name several times, from Sadajirō to Kōzaemon 1 and later to ...
- Miyuki Tanaka
- mitanaka@cl.aoyama.ac.jp
Sep 28, 2023 · The Oranda-tsūji were local officials stationed in Nagasaki during the Edo period (1603–1868) who worked as intermediaries between Japanese and Dutch traders stationed in Japan on Dejima, a...
- Miyuki Tanaka
A Study of Oranda Tsuji: In Preparation for an Extended Study of Translation History in Japan Through Oranda Tsuji. Yukino Engels.
Sep 28, 2023 · This chapter provides a historical case study of Uehara’s work with a focus on two topics: his translation in the first Japanese–Ainu dictionary published in 1792, and his involvement as ...
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