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Online Databases for Japanese Studies
The databases listed here are selected by our area studies specialists. Unless indicated as free internet resource, they are accessible on and off campus to Pitt-affliated users only.
NOTE: If you are accessing the following sources off-campus, please first click here to enter the virtual private network.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) Online
JapanKnowledge
Contents include two encyclopedias: the Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan; the Nihon dai hyakka zensho (Nipponica), a full text 30 vol. encyclopedia; dictionaries (Japanese, English-Japanese and Japanese-English); two dictionaries of current words: Imidas and Gendai y?go no kiso chishiki; a biographical dictionary and a database: Nihon jinmei daijiten; the JK Who's Who; a news database (NNA) that covers Asia and the European Union; a full-text journal: Sh?kan ekonomisuto; full-text of books in the Toyo bunko series; chronologies (world history, Japan by period, Japan by prefecture, science, culture, society, daily life, social movements, economics and for individuals); a database of video (TV, news) recordings from 1908 to 2004; database of dissertations from the humanities departments of six universities in Japan; URL databases.
Note: Maximum number of simultaneous users: 1
Kikuzo II Bijuar for Libraries
Kikuzo II Bijuaru is a full text database of Asahi Shinbun from 1945 to present. This database also includes Shukan Asahi (from April 2000 to present), AERA (from May 1988, inaugural issue to present), Chiezo (latest issue) and Asahi Shinbun Jinbutsu (Who’s who) Database.
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan
This encyclopedia has articles about the country of Japan divided into these topic areas:
- Japan's Natural Setting
- History of Japanese Society
- Science and Technology
- Culture
- Daily Life
Nikkei Telecom 21
Consists of the Nikkei Corporate Profiles, The Nikkei Who's Who, various business and economic information, and the full text database of the four Nikkei Newspapers: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Nikkei Business Daily, The Nikkei Financial Daily and The Nikkei Marketing Journal. This database also includes the full text database of major newspapers: Yomiuri, Asahi, Mainichi and Sankei Shinbun.
Note: The Japan Information Center (JIC) of the East Asian Library has access to the database. Please contact the JIC if you need information from the database.
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Free Online Resources:
GiNii (Japanese Academic Databases Portal in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences), from which the following databases are free:
- WebCatPlus (Search for books, magazines, etc. in Japan)
- Kaken (Search for research projects in Japan)
- NII-DBR (Search for specialized academic information such as Doctorial Dissertation Database)
Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo
Shiryo Hensan-jo (the Historiographical Institute, HI), the University of Tokyo, has become a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available through its library, publications, and recently, databases.
International Research Center For Japanese Studies
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies is an inter-university research institute in Kyoto. The center is devoted to research related to Japanese culture.