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Japan Information Center University of Pittsburgh
206 Hillman Library
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
(412) 648-7617 voice
(412) 648-3199 fax
uls-japaninformationcenter@mail.pitt.edu

The Japan Information Center (JIC) at the University of Pittsburgh is happy to provide a variety of information on Japan to help people with their research. The center was established in 1996 as a collaborative effort between the University of Pittsburgh and the Japan Center for Intercultural Communication (JCIC) in Tokyo. Since 1999 the center has been co-supported by the University Library System and the Asian Studies Center. Its services are available to anyone who needs information regarding Japan, with priority given to students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Pittsburgh, and community users from the Greater Pittsburgh region.

The center provides reference services in broad subject areas such as economics, politics and government policies, business and industries, culture, language, and so on. In addition, librarians and staff at JIC assist Pitt-affiliated users in interlibrary loan and document delivery from Japan.

For example, we could answer these kinds of questions:

  • Where can I find a haiku that depicts the joyfulness of drawing the

picture of flowers ?

  • What is the population of Iwate prefecture, according to the last census? 
  • What is the statistics on inter-racial marriages in Japan from post-war era until present?
  • How and where can I obtain Nikkei editorials of August 15 from 1946 to 1981?

Just ask! Visit us on your next trip to Hillman.