Journals & Newspapers
CiNii: Citation Information by NII 論文情報ナビゲーター
Part of GeNii; contains indexes to journal articles, including the NDL Journal Periodicals Index, with full-text for some fifteen hundred journals
Zasshi kiji sakuin shūsei dētabēsu 雑誌記事索引集成データベース = The Complete Database for Japanese Magazine and Periodicals from the Meiji Era to the Present
Indexes to journal and magazine articles from Japan published since the Meiji period (1868-1912), with links to NACSIS Webcat, WebcatPlus, and the National Diet Library's OPAC.
MagazinePlus
Contains the NDL Japanese Periodicals Index of journal articles published since 1948; articles in popular Japanese magazines since 1980; and essays in festschriften, conference papers, books, annuals, and research reports published by research organizations between 1945 and 2003
Asahi Kikuzo II Visual
Accesses to Asahi shinbun 朝日新聞(1945-present), AERA (May 1988-present), Shūkan Asahi 週刊朝日 (April 2000-present; news section only), Chiezō 知恵蔵 (the latest issue only), and Historical Photo Archive 歴史写真, containing ca. 10,000 pieces of historical photographs taken in Asia and Europe from the 1930s to 1945 (available until March 2010)
Nikkei Telecom 21
Full text access to Nihon keizai shinbun 日本経済新聞 (1876/12/2-1956/12/31, and 1981/10-present), Nikkei sangyō shinbun 日経産業新聞 (1981/10-present), Nikkei ryūtsū shinbun 日経流通新聞 (1985/10-present), and Nikkei kin’yū shinbun 日経金融新聞 (1987/10-2008/1) is provided; it also offers English sources such as Nikkei English News, Nikkei Weekly and translations of major articles from the above-mentioned Japanese newspapers, as well as Nikkei Company Profile (30,000 company profiles) and Nikkei Who's Who (20,000 corporate executive profiles).
Yomidasu Rekishikan ヨミダス歴史館
Full text access to Yomiuri shibun 読売新聞 (1874-present) and Daily Yomiuri (1989-present). The database also provides dictionaries (Japanese/English, English/Japanese, or new words dictionaries) to look up definitions and biographies, just by highlighting any words in the article and clicking dictionary buttons.
Factiva
Access, mostly to full text, to nearly nine thousand business and general news sources, including U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and wire services; includes major Japanese newspapers Mainichi shinbun 毎日新聞 and Yomiuri shinbun 読売新聞 and English newspapers on Japan Daily Yomiuri, Mainichi Daily News, and Japan Times
Taiyō 太陽
An online version of the journal Taiyō 太陽 originally published by Hakubunkan from 1895 to 1928. Also provides indexes to Bungei kurabu 文芸倶楽部 and Kōyūkai zasshi 校友会雑誌
Reference Sources & Books
JapanKnowledge
Access to basic Japanese reference sources including encyclopedias and dictionaries (e.g., Nihon daihyakka zensho 日本大百科全書, Nihon kokugo daijiten 日本国語大辞典, Encyclopedia of Japan, etc.) and to full text of the monographic series Tōyō bunko 東洋文庫 (Heibonsha) and the weekly magazine Shūkan ekonomisuto 週刊エコノミスト
