Japanese 497A: Readings in Modern Japanese I

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Index to articles published in Japanese journals. Coverage from 1868 to present!

Includes the contents of Zasshi Kiji Sakuin, plus English language abstracts and some full-text of university bulletins. If you only want to see the full-text, click on the button: Has Link to full-text

Citations only to articles on Japanese literature, but coverage goes back further than Zasshi kiji sakuin.

This database indexes articles appearing in Japanese film studies journals. There is a pull-down menu for the journal titles. **Includes lots of pre1945 info.

90% of the articles are open access, the others would need to be requested by ILL. Abstracts also available in both English and Japanese.

This is the most current source of information about translations, particularly for contemporary materials.

Note: hasn't been updated since 2013. If you are interested in classical Japanese literature, there is no better place to find information - both online access to the Japanese texts and information about translations.