Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s4.t5.16

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Translation studies of Japanese scholars surpass western works and have a great influence on researches on China. In 1894, *Biographical Chronology of Master Xuanzang* published in *Buddhist History Review* was the earliest research paper in Japan. In 1910, Kyoto University produced a significant research paper entitled *Assessment and Correction of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*. In 1912, Ono Kentoku's work, the *Commentary of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*, published in Tokyo, was the earliest monograph in translation studies in Japan. From 1942 to 1943, Adachi Kiroku published two volumes of *Studies on Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* in Tokyo, drawing the attention of academia. The book became a milestone in the study of *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*. In 1972, Japanese *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*, translated and annotated by Mizutani Shinjo, was published in Tokyo, representing the new standard of the international research. In 1983, *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* retranslated by Nomura Yosho was published in Tokyo.