The Library provides access to the following databases.
Please ask the Library staff in using these databases.

AIR_J

Online databases of Artst-in-Residence programs in Japan.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (in-library use)

Contains more than 500,000 records on all subjects pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. Western-language monographs, articles, and book chapters can be searched for.

CiNii Articles

Enables to search academic journals and research bulletins in Japan, and grants access to the full texts of papers.

J-STAGE

Enables to search and browse electronic journals issued by Japanese academic institutions and other contents on the web.

Japan Knowledge (in-library use)

Provides full articles from the “Encyclopedia of Japan” and other basic encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Also contains the full texts of “Toyo Bunko”

The Japan Times Archives (in-library use)

Enables to search the full text of The Japan Times.

Japanese Film Database

Enables search for information on Japanese films by title, cast, crew, or film industry related company name. It is managed in cooperation with the Japan Foundation and UNIJAPAN.

Japanese Literature in Translation Search

Covers Japanese literary works translated into other languages.

Kusuda Collection: Sato Eisaku Papers (in-library use / only available in Japanese)

Unreleased documents of Prime Minister's Office, left by Minoru Kusuda, Chief Secretary who supported the Eisaku Sato administration (1964-1972), including the top classified documents regarding not only foreign affairs but also domestic affairs.

National Diet Library Digital Collections (in-library use)

Enables to search and view a variety of digitized resources collected and stored by the National Diet Library of Japan.

NDL Search (National Diet Library Search)

Provides access to books, articles, papers and digital materials held at the National Diet Library and other libraries in Japan.

Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei Full-text Database (in-library use)

Japanese literature collection (556 works) originally published by Iwanami Shoten, full-text and searchable by keyword.

Performing Arts Network Japan

Provides information about the performing arts scene in Japan.

ProQuest Research Library (in-library use)

Provides one-stop access to more than 6,600 journals, trade publications, and magazines, covering over 150 academic disciplines.
＊Recommended browser: Google Chrome, Safari, Edge , and Firefox

Electronic Books

(in-library use)

Electronic Journals

(in-library use)