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Humanitext Antiqua
Humanitext Antiqua is an innovative conversational platform developed to explore the vast world of Western Classics using cutting-edge AI. At its core, it combines Large Language Models (LLMs) with a trusted academic database, operating on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology.
Humanitext Aozora
Humanitext Aozora is an innovative platform for exploring the vast collection of the Japanese digital library "Aozora Bunko"—comprising over 17,000 works by approximately 1,000 authors—through a conversational AI. It utilizes a database of works from literary giants like Natsume Soseki and Akutagawa Ryunosuke and employs Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology to ensure every AI-generated answer is cited from a source. This allows users to delve deeply into thematic elements, character emotions, and the beauty of the Japanese language within a reliable, academic-grade environment. It is a research and reading tool for a new era, designed for everyone from experts and students to literary enthusiasts.
Humanitext OCR
Humanitext OCR is a next-generation Optical Character Recognition (OCR) platform that leverages Google's powerful multimodal AI, Gemini, as its core engine. It goes beyond merely transcribing characters; it allows users to provide instructions in natural language to extract specific parts of a document or automatically format complex, structured information into JSON. Furthermore, it features an AI-powered auto-correction function that intelligently fixes common recognition errors found in traditional OCR. From digitizing research materials to streamlining daily data entry, Humanitext OCR meets all transcription needs with high precision and flexibility.
Latest News
1/27/2026
Legal History Meets Digital Humanities: Seminar at Max Planck Institute
On March 6, 2026, DHSS researchers, including Naoya Iwata (Classics), will present an interdisciplinary study on tracing Roman legal traditions in Japan using LLMs.
1/24/2026
Report on the 10th Research Conference of the Digital Archive Society
In January 2026, Naoya Iwata, core member of the Humanitext project, presented at the 10th Research Conference of the Digital Archive Society. He discussed "AI for DA / DA for AI" and the structuring of humanities text data.
12/16/2025
ANIMA ANTIQUA - Breathing Life into Classics - Video Poetry Screening & Talk Event
On December 20, 2025, Humanitext will host a screening and talk event for "ANIMA ANTIQUA," an experimental project merging Humanitext Antiqua with video generation AI, at the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Common Nexus.
12/16/2025
Poster Presentation at the "International Symposium on Buddhist Studies and Digital Humanities"
We will present the Humanitext Project as part of the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences (DHSS) at the symposium held at the Tokyo International Forum on December 21, 2025.
From the Blog
1/23/2026
Japanese Views on Seasons - The Gaze of Literary Figures
Japanese literary figures have deeply engaged with the shifting seasons and the workings of life through various forms of expression such as novels and essays. Their delicate sensibilities and keen powers of observation open the door to a dialogue with nature for us, teaching us the beauty and philosophy hidden within everyday landscapes.
1/23/2026
Japan's Primal Landscapes - A Tale of Memories Told by the Land
Superimposing the deceased onto the buzzing of flies, seeing gods in one-legged scarecrows. For Japanese people, these mysterious stories were not fantasy, but "life" itself, right next door. Longing for lands beyond the sea, legends remaining in ancient mounds. Why not travel through the frightening yet gentle "primal landscapes of the heart" gathered by Kunio Yanagita, Lafcadio Hearn, and others?
1/9/2026
To Wonders Beyond Logic - The Beautiful Abyss Peered into by Scientists
Science is not just cold calculations. It is awe for nature beyond human understanding and an endless quest for beauty. Seeing the universe in a snowflake, feeling the ferocity of life in roadside grass... These are the adventurers of knowledge who confronted the overwhelming "mysteries" that appear only at the end of logic. We touch upon the records of their quiet yet passionate souls.
12/19/2025
The Soul Screaming "I" - Stories of Fate and Pride by Modern Women
Should women's lives be plastered over with resignation to fate? Or is it a battle to break through social barriers and win one's own "life"? The dry self-mockery spat out by Ichiyō, the poignant scream released by Akiko for her beloved. We listen to the cries of their souls as they resisted the chains of their era, struggling through the mud to establish the "self."