What types of historical figures are included in JBDB?

JBDB covers a wide range of individuals from Japanese history, including samurai, monks, artists, poets, and various political figures.

How does this differ from the Chinese Biographical Database (CBDB)?

While similar in purpose, the JBDB API uses a flat response structure and LoopBack filter syntax, which is handled automatically by this skill.

Does the API provide information on family relations?

Yes, the skill can specifically extract both kinship (family) data and non-kinship associations for any listed person in the database.

Can I search for names in English or Romaji?

Yes, the skill supports searching by Japanese characters (Kanji), Furigana, and Romaji using flexible regex filtering to ensure accurate matches.

Is there a programmatic way to use this skill?

Yes, the skill includes a specialized Python script that handles rate limiting, retries, and complex filter construction for developers.

Japan Biographical Database API (JBDB)

Name: Japan Biographical Database API (JBDB)
Author: kltng

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Data Science & ML

Queries the Japan Biographical Database (JBDB) to retrieve detailed biographical and historical data on Japanese figures.

The JBDB API skill empowers Claude to access and interpret deep historical data from the Japan Biographical Database, covering figures such as samurai, monks, poets, and artists. It facilitates complex queries across Japanese characters, furigana, and romaji while navigating specific LoopBack filter syntax to extract structured data on kinship, social associations, and personal chronologies. This skill is indispensable for humanities researchers and developers building historical or genealogical applications who need precise, structured information from one of the most comprehensive Japanese biographical archives.

Key Features

01Pre-configured Python script for rate-limited, structured data extraction

02Retrieval of complex kinship and non-kinship social associations

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04Automated code lookup for occupations, statuses, and historical locations

05Access to detailed personal history records and chronological life events

06Multi-format name searching across Kanji, Furigana, and Romaji variants

Use Cases

01Building digital humanities tools that require structured biographical metadata

02Genealogical research and mapping kinship relations of historical Japanese figures

03Academic historical research for identifying individuals within social networks

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add kltng/humanities-skills jbdb-api

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT