SOPHISTS.
What is Sophist?
Sophist is a Japanese-language philosophy platform covering the entire tradition — from the Presocratics to 21st-century debates, and from Confucius, Nagarjuna and Dogen to analytic philosophy. It combines three things:
📰 In-depth articles
222 long-form articles in Japanese, organized in six historical parts. English editions are being rolled out gradually below.
📡 Free public API
Philosophers, concepts, schools and works as plain JSON. No auth, no rate limits, CC BY 4.0. English field names, Japanese content.
🔍 Commissioned research
Concept-history reviews and intellectual-background research for companies and media, from ¥50,000. Inquiries in English are welcome.
Articles in English
Selected articles are being translated into English. New translations are added continuously.
Contact
Media inquiries, research commissions, API and data partnerships — in English or Japanese.