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Using many of the digital recourses listed in this LibGuide requires certain knowledge of Chinese and Japanese computing. Click on the topics below to learn more.

This LibGuide provides links to resources for Japanese Studies. Most of the resources introduced here focus on Japan. For the Western language resources covering countries in East Asia, please consult the LibGuide for East Asian Studies. Click on one of the subject tabs above to start browsing.  

For questions about this guide, please contact Mari Suzuki.

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UM Subscription has started this April: Fee is waved for fee-based articles（定額アクセス）, and "Pay per view" service （有料）are offered as discounted price.

毎索・毎日新聞データベース Maisaku Mainichi shinbun database 

The database coverage for Mainichi shinbun: 1872 (Meiji 5) - current. The database includes Mainichi Daily News (June 2008-), Shukan Ekonomisuto (Oct. 1989-), and the public opinion polls conducted by Mainichi Shinbunsha (1945-).

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ヨミダス歴史館・文書館 Yomidasu Rekishikan & Bunshokan (single access)

The database includes Yomiuri shinbun 1874 to present; the Daily Yomiuri (1989-); and a biographical database of Japanese people.

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朝日新聞聞蔵IIビジュアル Asahi Shinbun Kikuzo II Visual--Meiji, Taisho, Showa After logging in to the database, please choose "朝日新聞縮刷版" to proceed to searching for the periods, starting January 1879. (access up to 8 users simultaniously)

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雑誌記事索引集成データベース Zasshi kiji sakuin shusei detabesu is available as of January 1, 2010. This is an index to periodical articles published in Japanese, including those in former Japanese colonies, and including local periodicals not present in many other indexes. Coverage is from 1868 onwards. Merges data from various composite periodical  indexes by Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan. 

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ジャパンナレッジ・プラス JapanKnowledge Plus (with 日国オンライン・国史大辞典・日本歴史地名大系・字通・東洋文庫・小学館新編日本古典文学全集(New!))   JapanKnowlege Plus includes several main-stream reference works (Encyclopedia Nipponica, Nikkoku Online, Kokushi daijiten, Nihon rekishi chimei taikei, Jitsu, Japanese-English Dictionary, etc.), the entire Tōyō Bunko series (PDF file), Shogakkan shinpen Nihon koten bungaku zenshu and some other digital materials important for research on Japan.

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