LibGuides: Japanese Studies for EALC Grad Students: Newspapers

Japanese Collection & Resources

For more information on Japanese Collection at UIUC and Japanese Studies resources, see Japanese Collection page.

Illinois Newspaper Databases

Yomidas Rekishikan This link opens in a new window
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Includes the full text of the Yomiuri Shinbun, from its initial publication in 1874 to date, as well as full text of the Daily Yomiuri, its English language equivalent, and a biographical dictionary of modern Japanese figures. Articles are keyword indexed to 8/31/1986, and can be searched full-text from 9/1/1986 to present.
Maisaku (Mainichi Shinbun Online Database) This link opens in a new window
The Mainichi Shimbun is the one of 3 major Japanese newspapers and the oldest daily newspaper. Provides the following: Mainichi Shimbun (1872+); Weekly Economist (1989+; images in reduced size edition is available from 1989-1999); and The Mainichi (English) (2008+). Can also browse today’s news and breaking news.
Japan Times Digital Archive, The This link opens in a new window
The Japan Times Digital Archive features the best, easy-to-use interface available for discovering deep archive content of any Japanese newspaper (English or Japanese). The online search tools allow users to search the Main newspaper, Extra issues, Supplements or All issues by Imperial Period (Meiji, Taishō, Shōwa, Heisei), publications dates, and keywords.
Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search This link opens in a new window
The Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search is an online database of the Asahi Newspaper company, featuring articles, advertisements, and images. It is the largest newspaper article database in Japan, permitting searches of 15 million articles and advertisements from more than 135 years of the newspaper, from its first edition in 1879 (Meiji 12) to today.

Kobe University Library Digital Archives

Kobe University Library Digiral Archives: Newspaper Articles

神戸大学付属図書館　デジタルアーカイブ　新聞記事文庫

Digital images of newspaper clippings provided by Kobe University Library. This searchable database contains full-text of the articles as well as images.

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