Primary Japanese Studies Databases & Article Indexes

Bibliography of Asian Studies
All subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, South Asia, and Indian Ocean countries....   [more]
Holdings: 1971 to the present.

Historical Abstracts
Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada)....   [more]
Holdings: ca. 1974- present. Updated three times a year.

Historiographical Institute Database, University of Tokyo
A large composite database for Japanese history. Includes an index to Dai Nihon Shiryo and the full-text versions of Dai Nihon Komonjo, Dai Nihon Kokiroku, and Heian Ibun. ...   [more]
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Kokusho Somokuroku
Maintained by the National Institute of Japanese Literature (Kokubungaku Kenkyu Shiryokan), this database provides bibliographic information on pre-Meiji materials published before 1868. (Requires reg...   [more]
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MagazinePlus
Also Known as: Magazine Plus
Citations of journal articles. 9396 Japanese language periodicals, 102 Western language journals, and 165 popular and business journals published since 1975. Japanese, and some Western languages....   [more]

Nichibunken Databases
A set of databases managed by the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, featuring a cross-reference simultaneous search of a number of databases (registration required). ...   [more]
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NII WEBCATPLUS
Maintained by the National Institute for Informatics (NII), WebcatPlus offers bibliographic information on 2,383,233 monographs published in Japan since 1986. ...   [more]
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Waseda University Scholarly Information Network System (WINE)
This Waseda University Library database contains 2.9 million bibliographic records....   [more]
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Important Japanese Studies Databases & Article Indexes

Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search (formerly Kikuzo II Visual)
Provides access to Japan's Asahi newspaper from 1945, as well as other weekly publications from 1988, to the present. It displays headlines and full text articles....   [more]
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
- from CSA Databases
Covers architecture, architectural design, archeology, furniture and decoration, historic preservation, the history of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning....   [more]
Holdings: 1930s to the present; selective coverage dating back to the 1860s, updated daily

Books.or.jp
Maintained by the Japan Book Publishers Association, this database contains about 610,000 in-print Japanese books....   [more]
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Film Index International
Index of films and film personalities that is an unmatched reference work for entertainment films and biographical information about directors, producers, actors and more. in collaboration with the Br...   [more]

Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, 1960-1976
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
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Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, 1977-1992
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
[more]

Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, Part III, 1961-2000
Also Known as: DNSA
- from Digital National Security Archive
[more]

Japan at War and Peace 1930-1949: U.S. State Department Records on the Internal Affairs of Japan
- from Archives Unbound
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Japan Times Archive
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Holdings: 1897-2014
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Japanese Data Archive
Also Known as: JPOLL Roper Center
REQUIRES FREE ONLINE REGISTRATION. Comprehensive question-level database of Japanese public opinion data, 1990-present. More than 10,000 questions with response frequencies translated from Japanese in...   [more]
Holdings: 1990-present
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JapanKnowledge
Also Known as: Japan Knowledge
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Kinema Junpo Zen'eiga Sakuhin Detabesu
This database contains 37,000 Japanese and foreign movies shown in Japan from 1945 to 2000. Searchable by keywords, movie titles, names of directors, and actors. ...   [more]
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Koseisha Zasshi kiji sakuin shusei Detabesu (Japanese Journal Index Database)
Also Known as: Koseisha Database, Zasshi kiji sakuin shusei detabesu: The complete database for Japanese magazine and periodicals from the Meiji era to the present
Searchable indexes for Koseisha's print collections of Meiji, Taisho, Showa Zasshi Kiji Sakuin Shusei and the Nihon Jinbutsu Joho Taikei. It also provides the capability to simultaneously search CiNii...   [more]

MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
Also Known as: Modern Language Association Bibliography, MLAIB
Covers literature, languages, folklore, and linguistics. Includes English and foreign languages. ...   [more]
Holdings: Covers 1963 to the present. New records are added ten times a year.

NDL Kindai Digital Library
Full-text versions of more than 30,000 books published during the Meiji period. ...   [more]
Unrestricted Access

Periodicals Index Online
Also Known as: PIO,PCI,Periodical Contents Index,Chadwyck PCI,Periodicals Contents Index
Humanities and social sciences. The scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages. ...   [more]

Proquest Dissertations and Theses Fulltext (formerly Dissertation Abstracts)
Also Known as: Digital Dissertations, Dissertation Abstracts, UMI, DAI, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT), Proquest Dissertations and Theses Fulltext
Indexing (since 1861) and abstracting (since 1980) for doctoral-level dissertations completed at North American universities. Page images or fulltext of all available dissertations - including Penn d...   [more]
Holdings: Indexing 1861-present, abstracts 1980-present, page-image or fulltext PDF for available dissertations dissertations from 1997 to the present.
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Taiyo
Also Known as: JK Books, Kindai Bungakukan
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Holdings: 1895-1928

Union List of Japanese Serials and Newspapers
A union list of Japanese serials and newspapers held by academic libraries in North America. Includes 8,323 titles held by 44 libraries. ...   [more]
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Web of Science
Also Known as: ISI Citation Indexes, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, SSCI, SCI, AHCI, ISI, WOK, Web of Knowledge
Indexes journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Allows for cited reference searching. Includes Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index[more]
Holdings: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)--1945-present, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)--1956-present, Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI)--1975-present. Updated weekly.
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    Web of Science Tutorials
    Cited Reference Searching Tutorial

World News Connection
Also Known as: WNC
English translations of non-U.S. media sources....   [more]
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Related Japanese Studies Databases & Article Indexes

Filmakers Library Online
- from Alexander Street Press
Filmakers Library is a multidisciplinary collection of over 1,400 documentaries made from 1974 to the present by independent filmmakers from around the world that can now be streamed over computer. Th...   [more]