E-Resources for Research in Japanese
The following is a list of selected e-resources for Japanese Studies. For further recommendations tailored to your subject area please contact the Japanese Studies Librarian.
- JapanKnowledge This link opens in a new windowA reference and e-book database provided by NetAdvance. Contains many important dictionaries and encyclopedias, some of which can be searched in English as well as Japanese.
- List of contents: http://japanknowledge.com/en/contents/ - Gunsho Ruiji This link opens in a new windowIs a major collection of Japanese manuscripts from the premodern through early modern periods compiled by Hanawa Hokiichi in the early nineteenth century. Categories cover history, literature, religion, language, customs, art, music, cultivated arts, education, morality, legal codes, politics, economy, and society. This database includes the original publication Gunsho Ruiju, a second installment Zoku Gunsho Ruiju, and the third (final) installment Zoku zoku Gunsho Ruiju.
- Kamakura Ibun This link opens in a new windowThis Collection of Historical Materials of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) contains approximately 36,000 texts in 42 volumes with 4 supplements.
- Bungei Kurabu. Meiji hen (文芸俱楽部. 明治篇) This link opens in a new windowPublished by Hakubunkan 博文館 in 1895-1933, Bungei Kurabu 文芸倶楽部 is a major literary journal of the time, in which you'd find works by Higuchi Ichiyo, Izumi Kyoka, Tayama Katai, etc.
- Fuzoku gaho This link opens in a new windowContaining all 518 issues of the first graphic magazine published in Japan from 1889-1916, this is an excellent resource for research on the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho periods (1912-1926). This Japanese language magazine covered a variety of subjects including The Sino-Japanese War, The Russo-Japanese War, disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, in addition to fashion and popular culture.
- KinoDen This link opens in a new windowJapanese eBook platform from Kinokuniya. Users can access titles USC has purchased and can also browse other available titles to request for purchase.
- Nikkei Telecom 21 This link opens in a new windowNikkei Telecom21 is the Japan's largest online database on business. Access to the database is limited to 1 user.
- Japanese Rare Books at USC LibrariesAn introduction to Japanese book history using examples from USC Libraries collection.
- NDL SearchAn integrated search engine of the National Diet Library of Japan (NDL) which covers print and digital holdings of the National Diet Library, Japanese public libraries, archives, museums, and academic institutes.
- CiNiiIncludes book and article holdings of university libraries in Japan. It allows you to retrieve citation information for articles from Japan, with some full-text availability.
- WorldCatA worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member institutions, including some large Japanese university libraries such as Waseda University Library.
- Nihu BridgeA portal site for sharing and utilizing various research resources published by the Japanese National Institutes for the Humanities and collaborative organizations.
- NIJL Union Catalogue Database of Japanese TextsA digital reference collection of pre-modern Japanese works created by the National Institute of Japanese literature. They describe it as "The Largest Digital Reference on Pre-Modern Japanese Works".
- NIJL Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books in EuropeA catalog of all books bound in Japanese style and published before 1868 held in university libraries, local libraries, museums and other institutions of all European countries. It includes both manuscript and print books.
- Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital ArchiveProvides access to more than 3,700 titles of digitized materials.
- Screenplay DatabaseAllows you to look up bibliographic and holding institution data on archived Japanese TV, film, radio drama and some stage screenplays that have been transferred to libraries and other archiving institutions. It has a Japanese and English interface.
- Cultural JapanA discovery tool for resources and objects on Japanese culture collated from cultural heritage institutions in Japan and internationally. Currently there are over one million objects on the platform.
Newspapers
USC Libraries subscribes to three Japanese language newspapers electronically.
- Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search This link opens in a new windowAsahi shinbun newspaper from 1879 to present. Also provides access to the magazines AERA and Shukan Asahi, and has a Historical Photo Archive and Image Database of Post WWII (1945-1989).
Limited to four simultaneous users. Please logout after use. - Yomidas Rekishikan This link opens in a new windowYomiuri shinbun 読売新聞 from its first 1874 issue through present. Limited to three simultaneous users. Please logout after use.
- Maisaku (database of the Japanese daily newspaper Mainichi Shinbun) This link opens in a new windowMainichi Shinbun from 1872 to present, including Tokyo and Osaka editions (1876-1942). Also provided access to The Weekly Economist (1989 to present) and Mainichi, in English, (2008 to present).
- Rafu Shimpo This link opens in a new windowRafu Shimpo is the longest running Japanese American newspaper in the United States. The paper began in 1903 supporting the small but growing Japanese community in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles, California. The Rafu Shimpo Digital Archive contains all obtainable published issues from 1914 through 2017.
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