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Western travelers', diplomats', and merchants' writings about Japan from the 1400s to early 1900s. Original letters, journals, and reports documenting cross-cultural encounters and Japanese society.
Complete archive of Japan's Asahi Shimbun from 1879 to now, plus weekly magazines and historical photos. 145 years of Japan's leading newspaper.
Photographs and documents from the Peabody Essex Museum's collection on Meiji Japan (1868-1912). See Japan's modernization through Edward Sylvester Morse's lens.
Search Japanese academic articles and 1,200+ university library catalogs. Essential for Japanese studies research.
Premier Japanese-language reference platform with encyclopedias, dictionaries, and journals. The ultimate tool for Japanese studies and language learning.
Full archive of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper since 1874. Meiji/Taisho/Showa eras with original scans, Heisei era in text + clipping view, The Japan News in English, Contemporary Who's Who biographical database.
Free collection of classical Japanese literary texts in the original and English translation. Browse poetry, tales, and drama from Japan's literary tradition.
Index to Japanese magazines and periodicals from the Meiji Era (1868) to present. Based on the National Diet Library's Zasshi Kiji Sakuin database with articles from 1948, plus the 120-volume Koseisha collection covering earlier periods.
Collection of non-copyright-protected Japanese literary works available for download in multiple file formats. Essential resource for Japanese literature and language study.