This series consists of reports, studies, and surveys on various topics of interest to the Department of State. The reports vary from short memorandums to detailed, documented studies. The topics vary from individual commodities or countries to the economic and political characteristics of whole regions. This collection consists of research and intelligence reports prepared during 1941-1947 on Japan.

Access to the online full-text database of Mainichi shinbun (1872 (Meiji 5)- ). The database also includes Mainichi daily news (June 2008- ), Shūkan Ekonomisuto (October 1989- ), the public opinion poll conducted by Mainichi Shinbunsha (1945- ), Mainichi yoron chōsa, and the company history "'Mainichi' no 3-seiki."

The records in this collection relate to political relations between China and Japan for the period 1930 -1939. The records are mostly instructions to and despatches from diplomatic and consular officials; the despatches are often accompanied by enclosures. Also included in these records are notes between the Department of State and foreign diplomatic representatives in the United States, memorandums prepared by officials of the Department. There are records on: the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, beginning with the Mukden incident, in 1931; military action at Shanghai in 1932; further Japanese political and economic penetration into China, 1935-1936; and the course of the undeclared war between Japan and China, 1937-1939.

Includes Yomiuri shinbun 1874 to the present: image format from 1874 to 1989; full text 1986 to the present, along with the English edition: the Daily Yomiuri (Sept. 1989- to the present), both searchable by article, keyword, subject category, and issue. Charts and photographs are not included. Also includes biographical information on 26,000 people.

WebOya indexes periodicals held by the Ōya Sōichi bunko, a private library in Tokyo with a comprehensive collection of popular journals reflecting popular culture in Japan. Provides basic and advanced Boolean searching, as well as classified searches by personal names, occupation, subject, and keyword. Indexes 400 titles including 110,000 personal name and 7,000 subject headings. Coverage: 1988- present.

Consists of fully searchable and browsable databases including English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, Nihon daihyakka zensho, Kodansha encyclopdeia of Japan, articles published in a weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, collection of Tōyō bunko series, Jitsū (by Shirakawa Shizuka), Nihon kokugo daijiten, Nihon jinmei daijiten, Edo-Tōkyō kasane chizu, Nihon rekishi chimei taikei, Kokushi daijiten and other visual and sound databases.

Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat) offers the public access to IP Gazettes of the JPO free of charge through the Internet. Offers searches for Patent & utility model number, FI/F-term, PAJ, Patent map guidance, design number, design classification, and Japanese trademarks.

Provides coverage of the Japanese business and financial community through current news reports from these Japanese language newspapers: Nihon keizai shinbun, Nikkei ryūtsū shinbun MJ, Nikkei kinʼyū shinbun, Nikkei sangyō shinbun. Also includes image files of Nihon keizai shinbun from 1876-1958. Other resources include Nikkei corporation profile, Nikkei Who's who, stock quotations, bond quotations, economic indicators, market forecasts, and in English, Nikkei weekly and Nikkei major articles.
Provides coverage of the Japanese business and financial community through current news reports from these Japanese language newspapers: 日本経済新聞, 日経流通新聞 MJ, 日経金融新聞, 日経産業新聞. Also includes image files of 日本経済新聞 from 1876-1958. Other resources include Nikkei corporation profile, 日経 Who's who, stock quotations, bond quotations, economic indicators, market forecasts, and the English language resources Nikkei weekly and Nikkei major articles.
The Full Content Version of Nikkei Telecom 21 is available on the computers at the East Asia Library. Nikkei Full Content includes more than 500 sources, such as Nikkei newspapers, other national newspapers, regional newspapers, trade publications and various magazines. It has a strong focus on contemporary coverage for the past 30 years. News flash, Article Archive Search, Corporate Profiles, People Search, English Menu are available. For more information, please ask at the circulation desk at the East Asia Library.