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Japanese Studies: Databases

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Databases provide access to high-quality peer-reviewed journal articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, dissertations and many other resources. 

These databases have been especially selected for this subject area. When carrying out your research for a piece of work, you will need to search more than one database to find all of the journal articles relevant to your topic, as each database covers different journal titles.

Database Spotlight

Newspaper front page from Asahi Shimbun

Asahi Kikuzō II bijuaru for libraries : Asahi shinbun onrain kiji dētabēsu.

This is an essential newspaper database focussing primarily on the Asahi Shimbun - one of the oldest newspapers in Japan. This database provides access to articles from 1879 to the present day in addition to articles from the magazines 'AERA' and 'Shukan Asahi. In addition to articles, the resource also incorporates the Historical Photo Archive, a database of approximately 10 thousand photographic records mostly taken in Asia during the World War II period.

Essential databases

The following are important databases for this subject area, however if you don't see what you're looking for, please go to the Database Directory for Japanese Studies to browse a wider selection.

 

  • Asahi Kikuzo II bijuaru for libraries : Asahi shinbun onrain kiji detabesu Essential
    Online article database that permits easy investigation of past events, and is available in many universities and libraries both inside and outside Japan. The largest online newspaper article database in Japan, permitting searches of 16 million articles and advertisements from more than 140 years of the newspaper, from its first edition in 1879 (Meiji 12) to today. Allows access to articles from the newspaper editions published in Tokyo (using the Asahi Shimbun Reduced-size Facsimile Edition keywords search) and published in Osaka enabling users to compare the two editions with different content by searching on publication date. Also contains articles from the magazines 'AERA' and 'Shukan Asahi, plus the Historical Photo Archive, a database of approximately 10 thousand photographic records mostly taken in Asia during the World War II period. Additional features: English-language News Database, Asahi Graph, Who's Who database, Image Database of Regional pages, Overseas Editions and Contemporary Words Chiezo.
  • JapanKnowledge NK+ Essential
    JapanKnowledge+NKis the largest and most resourceful site aboutJapan. It provides access to various reference sources, including Encyclopaedia Nipponica and Kodansha Encyclopaedia ofJapan, It also contains full-text of books in the Toyo Bunko collection, recent issues of the Economist Japanese edition, NNA world news. Furthermore, JapanKnowledge+NKincludes the following databases as well: Jitsu / Great Dictionary of Chinese Characters, Shogakukan Unabridged Dictionary of the Japanese Language, and Encyclopaedia of Japanese history WEB.
  • Kenkyusha Online Dictionary : KOD Essential
    Kenkyusha Online Dictionary
  • MLA international bibliography Essential
    Produced by the Modern Language Association The MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in JSTOR, Project MUSE, and other resources. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus, a proprietary, searchable collection of thousands of subject terms, and personal names used in indexing the bibliography.

Key database categories

Follow the links below to browse databases for specific types of resources.

Database Directory

You can use our Database Directory to browse a broader range of databases that are relevant to Japanese Studies as well as other subjects. The directory also allows you to identify databases that provide access to specific types of resources (e.g. Full Text Articles, Streaming Video, Patents, Theses and Dissertations, and much more).

Database Directory - Japanese Studies

Research at The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester's research is internationally recognised. Go to Research Explorer, Manchester's research database, to discover the breadth of research produced by staff across the University.

Browse research publications from the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures - Japanese Studies (please note: whilst many of the publications listed are available to access/Open Access, some records are for forthcoming titles awaiting publication).

 

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