Category: Asian Division

Refined by: (Author) Jonathan Loar

Screenshot with title of keynote presentation from its video recording depicting an image of a man sitting on the floor.

Keynote Presentation and Collection Display at the 17th Annual International Mongolian Studies Conference at the Library of Congress, February 14, 2025

August 11, 2025

This blog describes the keynote talk for the 17th Annual International Mongolian Studies Conference hosted by the Asian Division at the Library of Congress.

Posted in: Asian Division

Portrait illustration of Takeshiro Matsuura by Frederick Starr.

Highlights of Ainu and Ezochi Rare Materials at the Library of Congress: Takeshirō Matsuura, 19th-Century Humanist Explorer of Ezochi

June 2, 2025

Posted by: Jonathan Loar

This post introduces the life of Japanese author and explorer Takeshirō Matsuura (1818-1888), and some of his works made available online through the Library’s Ainu and Ezochi Rare Collection.

Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia

Refined by: (Author) Jonathan Loar