University Libraries: HIST 348: Modern Japan: Start Here

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Primary Sources in English

National Diet Library Digital Collections
Majority of materials are in Japanese, some English materials relating to the Occupation period and other topics.
National Archives of Japan
Limited translations into English.
Hathi Trust
English and Japaneses sources. E-text of books and other materials, best coverage are materials published prior to 1923. Search by topic and limit by date(s).

Newspapers (in English)

Japan Daily Mail (1886-1912)
English language newspaper, published in Yokohama and Tokyo, via Hathi Trust.
Japan Weekly Mail (1871-1908)
"A weekly review of Japanese commerce, politics, literature, and art." via Hathi Trust.
The Far East: an illustrated fortnightly newspaper (1870-1875)
via Hathi Trust

American and British Newspapers: (external view of Japan)

Access World News
Select World: Japan. Includes Japan News 2001-; Japan Times 1999-; JCN Network 2005-; and Kyodo News International 2004-.
New York Times, Historical, 1851-2020

Full text of the newspaper from 1851-2017.
Times of London Digital Archive, 1785-1985

Full text coverage of the newspaper from 1785-1985.

Secondary Sources

JSTOR

Provides full-text and images of over 1000 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in a variety of disciplines. Has best coverage in older volumes of journals.
Project Muse

Full text of scholarly journals covering the humanities and social sciences.

Monumenta Nipponica
English-language, peer-reviewed journal that publishes research and translations in premodern and modern Japanese studies.

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Chicago (University of Chicago Press) style is most often used by students (and scholars) in the Humanities, but is especially used in History. Chicago Style is sometimes used in the Social Sciences as well. The Turabian handbook interprets Chicago style in an easy to understand way for students. If you aren't sure which citation style to use, be sure to ask your Professor which style they prefer for assignments in their class.

The Chicago Manual of Style by The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff
ISBN: 9780226817972

Publication Date: 2024-09-19

The library provides access to the online edition of the official Chicago Manual of Style. This resource is accessible to CCU students, staff, and faculty. This listing has the 17th and 18th editions.