LibGuides: HIST 200: History of Science, Technology and Medicine in East Asia: Japan

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Subject Headings

When conducting your search, the following subject headings may be useful:

Science - Japan
Science - History - Japan
Medicine - Japan
Medicine - Japan - History
History of Medicine
Medical Education - Japan
Medical Education - Japan - History
Iryō-Nihon
Pollution - Japan
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011
Nuclear Reactor Accidents - Japan
Technology - Japan
Japan - Civilization - Dutch Influences

Journals

The following is an introductory list of journals pertaining to the subjects of science, technology and medicine in Japan. This list is not comprehensive, and primarily focuses on journals which may be useful for locating primary source materials.

Hansenbyō bungaku zenshū. 001. by Ōoka, Makoto, | Kaga, Otohiko,
Call Number: PL756.L46 H36 2002 v.1
ISBN: 4774403903
Publication Date: 2002
Collections from the authors who had been leprosy, published between 1920 and 2000, from 1000 books including private publications.
Jikeikai Medical Journal
Call Number: 610.605 JI
ISBN: 00216968
Contains English abstracts of papers of Tokyo Jikeikai Ika Daigaku zasshi (慈恵会医科大学雑誌).
JPRS report. Science & technology. Japan
Call Number: MFICHEDOC. PREX7.16/6:
The JPRS (Joint Publications Research Service) report on Science & Technology in Japan contains English-language translations of materials such as monographs, newspaper articles, journals, and radio or television broadcasts compiled by the JPRS (a unit of the CIA) related to science and technology in Japan.
Kindai toshi no eisei kankyō. Tōkyō-hen / 近代都市の衛生環境. 東京編
Call Number: HN730.T65 K56 2008
ISBN: 4863640048
Collections of reproduced materials originally published between 1891-1941 by various offices in Tokyo. Accompanied by 1 booklet : Kindai toshi no eisei kankyō (Tōkyō-hen) bessatsu [kaisetsu].
The Kitasato archives of experimental medicine.
Call Number: 610.5 KI
Published by the Kitasato Institute (1917- , 1957- as Kitasato Institute for Infectious Disease). Languages include English, German and French.
Rōdō kagaku / 勞働科學
Call Number: 613.605 JO
The Journal of Science of Labor. This journal contains studies and articles related to welfare of workers and occupational medicine.
Zasshi kiji sakuin. Kagaku gijutsu hen = Japanese periodicals index. Science and technology.
Call Number: Z3303 .Z31
Zasshi Kiji Sakuin, or the Japanese periodicals index, is a searchable set of scholarly articles in Japanese. It was compiled by the National Diet Library (NDL), and has articles and periodicals relating to science and technology in Japan.

Books

The following is an introductory list of books pertaining to the subjects of science, technology and medicine in Japan. This list is not comprehensive, and primarily focuses on books which include or may be useful in locating primary source materials.

Energy Security in Japan by Vlado Vivoda
Call Number: HD9502.J32 V59 2014
ISBN: 1409455300
Publication Date: 2014-04-16
For a country already uneasy about energy security, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which caused a nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, turned pre-existing Japanese concern about the availability of energy into outright anxiety. The subsequent closure of many nuclear reactors meant Japan needed to replace lost power quickly and so had no choice but to secure additional fossil fuels, undermining Japanese diversification policy and increasing global and regional competition for energy. This switch has been at a cost to the already weak Japanese economy whilst the increase in fossil fuel consumption has caused a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions. In this book Vlado Vivoda examines the drastically changed environment following the disaster in order to analyse Japan's energy security challenges and evaluate Tokyo's energy policy options. Looking at how the disaster exacerbated Japan's existing energy security challenges, Vivoda considers the best policy options for Japan to enhance national energy security in the future, exploring the main impediments to change and how they might be overcome.
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster by The Independent Investigation on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
Call Number: 363.17990952 F955
ISBN: 041571396X
Publication Date: 2014-02-20
When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss. In other words, nothing like the catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was possible--no tsunami of 45 feet could swamp a nuclear power station and knock out its emergency systems. No blackout could last for days. No triple meltdown could occur. Nothing like this could ever happen. Until it did--over the course of a week in March 2011. In this volume and in gripping detail, the Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, a civilian-led group, presents a thorough and powerful account of what happened within hours and days after this nuclear disaster, the second worst in history. It documents the findings of a working group of more than thirty people, including natural scientists and engineers, social scientists and researchers, business people, lawyers, and journalists, who researched this crisis involving multiple simultaneous dangers. They conducted over 300 investigative interviews to collect testimony from relevant individuals.
Gendaibun Rangaku kotohajime [electronic resource] by Sugita Genpaku gencho ; Ogata Tomio yaku kaisetsu.
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 1984
Polluted Japan; reports by members of the Jishu-Koza Citizens' Movement. by Ui, Jun
Call Number: TD187.5.J3 P6 1972
Publication Date: 1972
Compiled by the Jishu-Koza Citizen's Movement and published by the University of Tokyo's Department of Urban Engineering, this book contains a detailed study of pollution in Japan in 1972. In addition to oil, radioactivity, plastics and automobile pollution, this volume also contains studies of diseases related to pollution.
The real triumph of Japan [electronic resource] the conquest of the silent foe. by Seaman, Louis Livingston
Call Number: Online
Publication Date: 1908

Video / Movies / Documentaries

The following is an introductory list of films the library has related to science, technology and medicine in Japan. This list is only introductory, and is not comprehensive. The library has a large collection of documentaries on these topics. Many of these films can be accessed at the Undergraduate Media Collection.

Fukushima kara no kaze : daiichishō sōshitsu aruiwa hotaru / フクシマからの風 : 第一章喪失あるいは蛍 by Katō, Tetsu,
Call Number: DVD TK1365.J3 F857 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Documentary about farmers' daily lives in Iidate-mura and Kawauchi-mura, Fukushima in the aftermath of 3/11.
Kodomotachi o hōshanō kara mamore : Fukushima no tatakai. by Yumoto, Masanori,
Call Number: DVD TK1365.J3 K63 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Documentary about parents and teachers in disaster areas in Fukushima in the aftermath of 3/11.
Kodomotachi to ikiru tame ni : Fukushima no kyōshitachi. / 子どもたちと生きるために : 福島の教師たち. by Yumoto, Masanori,
Call Number: DVD TK1365.J3 K64 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Documentary about teachers in disaster areas in Fukushima in the aftermath of 3/11.

Popular Culture

The following is a small collection of manga and anime (comics and animation) related to science, technology and medicine. This list is only introductory, and is not comprehensive. For more manga selections, please take a look at our Manga & Anime Libguide.

Astro Boy Volume 1 by Osamu Tezuka
ISBN: 1569716765
Publication Date: 2002-04-09
Dark Horse proudly presents one of the crown jewels of manga - Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist (who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career!) considered the Walt Disney of Japan, Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became a worldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime - a jet-powered, super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is!
Black Jack / ブラック・ジャック by Tezuka Osamu / 手塚治虫
Call Number: PN6720.B5533 B5532 1977
ISBN: 4061087517
Skilled master surgeon Black Jack secretly performs operations impossible for most doctors.
Ichi-F: a Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant by Kazuto Tatsuta
ISBN: 9781632363558
Publication Date: 2017-03-07
On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered the largest earthquake in its modern history. The 9.0-magnitude quake threw up a devastating tsunami that wiped away entire towns, and caused, in the months afterward, three nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Altogether, it was the costliest natural disaster in human history. This is not the story of that disaster. This is the story of a man who took a job. Kazuto Tatsuta was an amateur artist who signed onto the dangerous task of cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, which the workers came to call "Ichi-F." This is the story of that challenging work, of the trials faced by the local citizens, and of the unique camaraderie that built up between the mostly blue-collar workers who had to face the devious and invisible threat of radiation on a daily basis. After six months, Tatsuta's body had absorbed the maximum annual dose of radiation allowed by regulations, and he was forced to take a break from the work crew, giving him the time to create this unprecedented, unauthorized, award-winning view of daily life at Fukushima Daiichi. "I drew this manga because I wanted people to see what day-to-day life at the nuclear power plant is like. Because I believe that's essential to the future of our country." -Kazuto Tatsuta
Metropolis by Osamu Tezuka
ISBN: 1569718644
Publication Date: 2003-04-22
From Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, comes Metropolis, the legendary 1949 graphic novel that inspired the animated fame that floored audiences and critics alike. In a not-so-far-off future a beautiful, artifically created girl -- unaware of her non-human background -- searches for the non-existent parents she believes must exist, wandering alone in a world populated by humans and by the slave-driven robots who serve them.
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 by Masamune Shirow
Call Number: PN6720.G567 G567 1995
ISBN: 1569710813
Publication Date: 1995-12-12
In a world in which the human mind can be programmed like a computer, where does the human soul end and the cybernetic machinery begin? What does it mean to be human? From Masamune Shirow, the creator of Appleseed, Orion, and Dominion: Tank Police, comes an epic, dystopian tale of politics, covert actions, and cyborgs with too much attitude!

Databases

Academic Search Ultimate
A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and others. Also includes full-text access to over 5,000 journals. Offers coverage of many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields.
Bibliography of Asian Studies
This on-line version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains 787,165 records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present... In addition to entries compiled since 1997, the online BAS includes the full data of all of the printed volumes of the BAS issued from the 1971 up to the 1991 volumes (published in 1997)... Through the 1991 printed volume, the BAS included citations to Western-language periodical articles, monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. Monographs published since 1992, however, have not been added to the database, and users seeking such monographs are urged to consult other general resources and databases such as WorldCat..
MagazinePlus
Indexes 14,000 periodicals published in Japan after World War II and 6000 volumes of collected works. Periodicals include scholarly titles from the National Diet Library's Zasshi kiji sakuin, 1975- ; popular magazines indexed in Jānaru indekkesu, 1981- ; 1300 Japanese economic and business magazines, 1981-1995; and 60 overseas business magazines, 1984- . Areas covered include the humanities, social sciences, and science and technology. The Gakkai nenpō ronbunshū file indexes articles in university annuals in the social sciences and humanities, essays in commemorative works, conference papers, and books published by research organizations, 1945-1992; and annuals, research reports and books published by scholarly associations, 1945-1995

CiNii
Japanese database for articles published in Japanese journals. This is not a full text database but provides some articles in full text.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
Kobe University Library Digital 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.
Koseisha Database 皓星社データベース
Contains complete article index to magazines and periodicals from Meiji to present, including:
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan(NDL) Zasshi Kiji Sakuin（国立国会図書館雑誌記事索引）
Toa Dobunkai （東亜同文会）
Toa Dobunshoin Daigaku（東亜同文書院大学）
Naitō Kinen Kusuri Hakubutsukan Shuzōhin Digital Archive 内藤記念薬博物館所蔵品アーカイブ
The Naitō Kinen Kusuri Hakubutsukan Shuzōhin Digital Archive contains scanned versions of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia, originally published in 1886.
National Archives of Japan Digital Archive
This searchable database contains digitized images of documents, photographs and maps held at the National Archives.
National Diet Library Digital Library from Meiji and Taisho Era
国立国会図書館　近代デジタルライブラリー
明治・大正時代刊行図書の資料本文をデジタル画像で閲覧できるサービスです。現在、約15万冊が収録されています。
"Digital Library from Meiji and Taisho Era," (in Japanese) National Diet Library:
provides digitized images of books published during the Meiji and Taisho eras (1868-1926). About 150,000 volumes are currently available.
Tōhō Daigaku Media Net Center Nukata Bunko Digital Collection 東邦大学メデイアネットセンター額田文庫
The Toho University Media Net Center Nukata Bunko Digital Collection is a collection of medical journals from the personal collection of four generations of the family of doctor Okayama. The notes date from the 17th to the 19th century.