Library

Asian Studies

Regional Resources for Japan

Reference

To find encyclopedias or guides for Japan do a Keyword search in the catalogue for Japan and the term encyclopedias (or guides) eg. Japan encyclopedias, Japan guides, Japan atlas

Maps of Japan

Journals

Journals are useful for keeping up to date on current issues here are some relevant scholarly titles for the study of Japan

  • Journal of Japanese studies
  • Monumenta Nipponica
  • Social Science Japan

Note: To search for journal articles go to the Asian & Pacific Studies databases page

Culture & Religion
Internet Directory

Stanford guide to Japan Information Resources includes sites on government, religion, media, business, arts & culture

Media
Databases:
  • Factiva - News &Business database. Search publications by region, Eastern Asian countries, or browse via the news pages for North Asia (English text) and Japan (Japanese script)
  • World news connection Information from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service, it includes radio and television broadcasts as well as newspaper articles. Contact the Information desk at your campus for the password.
Webpages:
Politics & Government

Note: to find dictionaries for specific Asian politics do a Keyword search in the catalogue for name of the country politics and the term dictionaries eg Japan politics dictionaries

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