Japanese 381: Junior Year Writing on Japan
This is a guide for undergraduates who want to limit their research to English language resources.
Historical Backfiles of the News
- Japan Times Archives This link opens in a new windowDigitized issues of The Japan Times, The Japan Advertiser, The Japan Times & Mail, The Japan Times and Advertiser (Morning ed.) , Japan Times and Advertiser (Evening ed.) and the Nippon Times; includes all issues since March 22, 1897.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Yomidasu Rekishikan ヨミダス歴史館 This link opens in a new windowJapan's largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shinbum, in full text, 1874-present. Includes English edition, Daily Yomiuri, 1989-present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
News, business and legal sources
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Historical Newspaper: New York Times This link opens in a new windowFull-text of The New York Times, with coverage from 1851 to three years ago.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- Historical Newspaper: Boston Globe This link opens in a new window
Massachusetts' newspaper of record, 1872-1991. Additional content is added yearly.
Users must limit their search to "full text" on the left side of the screen to make sure they only get results that include the Full Text. Without the limiter, the "abstracts" will be indexed as well.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowOver 7,000 newspapers and magazines from across the world.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password. As of May 2022, Pressreader no longer supports Internet Explorer, please use another browser for the best experience.
Free Newspapers
Current contents only. Rarely are there backfiles available for free.
- Asahi Evening Newsno back issues available for free.
- Mainichi Daily NewsSearch capability doesn't list specific coverage, but some searches bring back results from the 1990s. Some articles are free and others are subscription or fee based.Individual articles have links to their Japanese originals, which can be very handy for language learners.
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