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Honjo Shigenaga parrying an exploding shell, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

East Asia Resources - Japan

Electronic Databases

Major subscription databases for Japanese studies available to Cornell researchers.

Japan Knowledge (JK)
Kikuzo II (Asahi Shinbun)
Yomidasu Rekishikan
Zasshi kiji sakuin shūsei
Magazine Plus
Web OYA-Bunko
Lexis Nexis Law Japan
Cambridge History of Japan (e-Books)
America, Asia and the Pacific
JK Select Series: Nihon Kindai Bungakukan

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Subject Guides

Exceptional guides for Japanese studies compiled on the NCC website.

The Arts
History
Literature
Religion and Philosophy

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Recommended Websites

Exceptional online resources from various fields. 

National Institute of Japanese Literature Databases
Government Statistics
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Aozora (early modern literature, full text)

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Periodical Indexes

CiNii Articles
Zasshi kiji sakuin shusei Database
Magazine Plus
Web OYA Bunko

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Books

Major catalogs containing books in Japanese.

Worldcat
CiNii Books
Webcat Plus
Webcat (NII) [Japanese] [English]
NDL-OPAC (The National Diet Library)
Tokyo University Book Contents Database
WINE (Waseda Univ.) [Japanese] [English]

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Newspapers

In addition to the full runs of Asahi and Yomiuri shinbun (available under Electronic Databases above) additional newspaper coverage is available through the following aggregators and websites. 

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Japan Times
Mainichi

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Resources in English

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks
Cornell's Library Catalog
Periodical Indexes
Biographical Sources
Primary Sources

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