Journal and Magazine Indexes

• CiNii : Citation Information by NII NII 論文情報ナビゲータ
  Japanese scholarly journal indexes and abstracts are available. Include Zasshi kiji sakuin search. Many full text articles from Daigaku Kiyo (大学紀要）are available in pdf. Can search holding institutions. Can save your bibliographic information in three different formats.
  
  
• JSTOR 
  Comprehensive archives of important scholarly journal literature.
  
  
• BAS : Bibliography of Asian Studies 
  Bibliography of Asian Studies database published since'71.
  
  
• Zasshi Kiji Sakuin 雑誌記事索引 (National Diet Library)
  


• 明治・大正・昭和前期雑誌記事索引データベース (Meiji, Taisho, Showa Zenki Zasshikiji Sakuin Detabesu)
  Indexes to journals published during Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa (before 1948).



• Lexis/Nexis 
  Full text newspapers and magazines including the Japan Times, Daily Yomiuri, Daily Mainichi.
  
  
• EBSCO host 
  Over 4,800 full-text journals.
  
  
• 占領期雑誌記事情報データベース (Senryoki Zasshi Kiji Joho Detabesu)
  Citation database for the Prange Collection of the University of Maryland. Requires free registration for user name and password.
  
  
• Nichigai Web Services : MAGAZINEPLUS 
  Japanese journal/magazine index. ( English Search Guides for Nichigai Services )
  
  
• Digital Dissertations - Dissertation Abstracts online 
  Proquest digital dissertation database. Includes bibliographic citations for the doctoral and masters work of authors from 1,000 graduate schools and universities dating back to 1861. Citations for dissertations from 1980 forward include abstracts, and from 1997 on full-text is available for over 100,000 titles deposited with UMI.
  
  
• Koseisha 皓星社データベース
  
  
• J-STAGE : Japan Science and Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic
  科学技術情報発信・流通総合システム ( Japanese / English )

Catalogs

Union Catalogs

• Nacsis Webcat
  Japanese university union catalog.
  
  
• Webcat Plus
  Japanese university library union catalog + new publications.
  
  
• GIF participating institutions in Japan: UHM Library is a member of the Global Information Framework Initiative. The UHM Library can borrow books from the member institutions in Japan. Click here to see who are the members in Japan.
  
  
• OCLC Worldcat 
  Union list of the world resources.
  
  
• Kokubungaku Kenkyu Shiryokan Nihon Kotenseki Sogo Mokuroku
  Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books
  
  
• UK Japanese Union Catalog
  
  
• OCLC Free Search
  Search for an item in libraries near you.
  


• Art Libraries' Consortium
  Search for an item in major art museum libraries in Japan.

Publishers' Catalogs

• Books.or.jp
  Over 530,000 books in print in Japan.
  

• National Diet Library 国立国会図書館
  
  
• 日本国内図書館 OPAC List (OPAC list for libraries in Japan)
  
  
• Waseda University (WINE) 早稲田大学　
  
  
• Keio University 慶応大学　
  
  
• Kanazawa Institute of Technology 金沢工業大学　
  
  
• University of Tokyo OPAC 東京大学