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Japanese Historical Text Initiative

So, you know how sometimes we read books to learn about history? Well, the Japanese Historical Text Initiative is kind of like that, but it's for really old books from Japan.

These old books are super important because they tell us about what life was like a long, long time ago. But, they're written in a way that's not easy for us to understand today.

That's where the Japanese Historical Text Initiative comes in. Some really smart people are working to make these old books easier to read and understand. They're doing things like making digital copies of the books, translating them into modern Japanese, and putting them online for everyone to see.

So, because of the Japanese Historical Text Initiative, we can learn about what happened in Japan hundreds of years ago and learn more about their culture and history. Pretty cool, right?