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Japanese Studies: Journals

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The University of Manchester Library provides access to a wide range of journals relating to Japanese Studies.

Peer-reviewed journal articles are evaluated and critiqued by researchers and experts in the field before being published. They are high quality academic sources of information.

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Front cover of Japan Forum

Japan Forum

Japan Forum, the leading European journal in the multidisciplinary field of Japanese Studies, publishes original research in subject areas ranging from archaeology, language, literature, philosophy and culture to history, economics, politics, international relations and law (Provided by Publisher).

Front cover of Japan Review depicting colour illustration

Japan Review

Japan Review is an interdisciplinary journal covering a wide range of perspectives on Japanese culture, society and history. Published articles span a diverse range of areas ranging from arts, linguistics, literature, religion, and culture, to anthropology, history, politics, economics, international relations, and law.

The University of Manchester Library provides access to articles from this journal from 1990 (Volume 1, Issue 1) to the present day.

Japanese Studies e-journals

Search for journal articles using Library Search (you can do keyword searches for either the title of a journal or an article).

 

Key Journals relating to Japanese Studies

 

The list of journal titles above was compiled based on recent publishing data for authors from the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures - Japanese Studies (extracted from Pure - the University of Manchester's institutional repository).

 

You can also browse many of the Japanese related journals we subscribe to using Browzine.

Browzine Japanese Studies

 

Google Scholar

Google Scholar can be a useful tool to use when searching for journal articles. However, it's important to be aware that Google Scholar will return results for articles, journals and other resources that the Library doesn't necessarily subscribe to and which you might not have free access to as a student at the University of Manchester.

Google Scholar Search

Library Access

In order to make it easier to identify and access content provided by the Library when searching Google (and without having to visit Library Search), we recommend that you download Library AccessThis is a useful browser extension that will pop-up and notify you when you are on a journal or website that the Library has a subscription for. 

Library Access

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If you are unable to access an article that you need, fill in the Order an Article form and we will get it for you.

University staff should use the Order an Article (Staff) form.

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