Japan Studies

Search Tips

Find newspaper articles without index, and beyond archived newspapers.

                  For example, Japan Times do not have indexes to search old articles.

à  USE New York Times Historical Index, Japanese newspaper indexes (see below),

 

Yomiuri archives available online in the UW Libraries catalog to locate the date of events you are looking for. Then you can use MICROFILM of Japan Times, Asahi shinbun to find more articles.

I. Online Newspaper

a.       Archival search is very limited.  Not many Japanese online newspapers allow you to search for many years. Usually for the previous one year.

    * Find online Japanese newspaper in “Google search”

Use “advanced search” specify “language – Japanese”

 

b.       Lexis-Nexis (Information Gateway online database)

            1. Choose “Guided News Search”

2.  Step one: Select a news category  à choose “World News”

3.   Step two: select a news source à “choose “Asia/Pacific News sources”

4.       Click Source list  à choose “Asahi”, “Yomiuri”

5.       Note that, in Lexis-Nexis, the word “shinbun” MUST be spelled as “shimbun.”

 

II. Use Indexes (print sources)

            Asahi shinbun kiji soran朝日新聞記事総覧   July 1912 -

　　　　　　　　　　　　AI21.A85 A83

            Yomiuri nyusu soran 読売ニュース総覧  1982 - 1994            

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　AN2 .Y6 

             Nihon keizai shinbun shukusatsuban 日本経済新聞縮刷版 1949-

                                                                         Each volume has subject index.

III. Use online indexes

       Newspaper article in digital version

       (Shinbun kiji bunko 新聞記事文庫)

       Newspapers: Zenkoku shinbun sogo mokuroku database

       全国新聞総合目録データベース

 

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Today's Editions

• Asahi Shinbun 朝日新聞
  Available at the East Asia Library reading room. Japanese only.
• Mainichi Shinbun 毎日新聞
  Japanese only
• Nihon keizai shinbun　日本経済新聞
  Available at the East Asia Library reading room.
• Yomiuri Shinbun　読売新聞
  Online version available both in English and Japanese.
• TBS News　TBSニュース
  Japanese only

Online Archives

• Factiva
  Newspaper and magazine article database. Make sure to specify language and region before entering search criteria.
• e-journals
  University of Washington Electronic Journal search page. Some e-Journals have UW restricted access.
• Nikkei Telecom
  Database of Nikkei periodicals. Ask for password at East Asia Library circulation desk.
• Yomiuri archives
  Access point with detailed instructions on how to use the Yomiuri Shinbun Newspaper Archives. Available only from workstations in the UW Libraries.

English Language News

• Asahi Shinbun UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips
• Hokubei Hochi The North American post
  Microforms/News at Suzzallo/Allen Library, ground floor
• Japan Corporate News Network KK UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips
• Japan Times
  Microforms/News at Suzzallo/Allen Library, ground floor.
• Japan Times UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips
• Jiji Press America, Ltd. UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips
• Kyodo News Int'l, Inc. UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips.
• Mainichi Daily UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips
• NewsOnJapan.com
  Complied English language news on Japan.
• Yomiuri Shinbun UW Restricted
  Access via Lexis-Nexis. Search Tips
• Lexis-Nexis UW Restricted
  Information Gateway online database. Search Tips

Print Sources

• Asahi shinbun jinmei sosakuin
  朝日新聞人名総索引
  Available at the EAL reading room.
• Asahi shinbun kiji soran (July 1912 -)
  朝日新聞記事総覧
  Available at the EAL reading room.
• Yomiuri nyusu soran (1982-1994)
  読売ニュース総覧
  Available at the EAL reading room.
• Nihon Keizai Shinbun shukusatsu ban (1949-)
  日本經濟新聞縮刷版
  Reduced size edition of Nihon keizai shinbun. Each vol. contains a subject index.

CD-ROM Indexes

• CD-HIASK : Asahi shinbun kiji dētabēsu
  朝日新聞記事データベース
  Library Use Only - ask Japanese Studies Librarian.
• Sengo 50-nen Asahi shinbun midashi dētabēsu : CD-ASK 50yrs
  戦後５０年朝日新聞見出しデータベース
  Index to principal headlines in the Asahi newspaper";

Online Indexes

• Newspaper Article in digital version (Shinbun kiji bunko)
  Database of newspaper articles from the end of Meiji to prewar periods. Currently holds 100,000 texts and images.
• Union list of Japanese Serials and Newspapers
  As of September 30, 2000 the union list includes 8,323 titles held by 44 libraries.
• Newspapers: Zenkoku shinbun sogo mokuroku database
  
• AD Data Archives