Japanese 536/537: Library Guide for Sono Sensei's Class
Scholarly Articles 雑誌記事・論文
- CiNii ArticlesUse CiNii to find articles published in Japanese journals since 1945. Some are available in full-text as pdf files. Click on 本文あり to limit to full-text.
- Google ScholarThis URL searches for scholarly articles in English and Japanese. Anything marked [PDF] and the location is publicly available.
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Index to Japanese periodical articles 1868 to present. Please note that these are citations only and you will need to request the articles through interlibrary loan if the library does not have the journals in its collection.
- 国文学論文目録データベースCitations only to articles on Japanese literature, but coverage goes back further than Zasshi kiji sakuin.
Japan Knowledge
日本の論点
We have access to 日本の論点 (Nihon no ronten) through our Japan Knowledge subscription. Nihon no ronten has been published as an annual publication for many years, but is now also available online. Scholars, journalists, and opinion makers write about subjects that are attracting attention in the press. Often the articles are accompanied by 基礎知識 (kiso chishiki) so that you can pick up the background information. You can browse by subject, year, author, or do a keyword search to find articles that interest you.
週刊エコノミスト
Shukan Ekonomisuto is another journal that is available to you through Japan Knowledge. As its title says, its focus is on Economics.
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A collection for the study of Japanese: multilingual dictionaries, Japanese encyclopedias, Ekonomisuto magazine, T¯oy¯o bunko series, and more, current. Requires a PC equipped with fonts for Japanese characters.
週刊朝日
週刊朝日 is a weekly journal. It includes photographic essays, columns, serial fiction, and some book reviews. UMass has a subscription to the print journal:
LOCATION: UM W.E.B. Du Bois / AP95 .J2 S5 / Per
中央公論
UMass has a subscription to Chuo Koron. It is one of the leading general 総合雑誌 interest magazines in Japan.
LOCATION: UM W.E.B. Du Bois / AP95 .J2 C5 / Per
Some articles are also available online through their website.
アエラ
Aera is a really great source of reading material. It is a lot time Time magazine. Smith College has a subscription to it, so you can go there to read the articles. But you can also look at their website to see the what is in the most recent issue and you can read some articles online.
Vocabulary for Journal Articles
Frequently used terms:
雑誌記事索引 zasshi kiji sakuin (index to articles published in journals)
論文検索 ronbun kensaku (search for articles)
詳細検索 shōsai kensaku (advanced search)
論文名/論題名 ronbun mei/rondai mei (title of article)
著者名 chosha mei (name of author)
刊行物名/雑誌名/ kankōbutsu mei/zasshi mei/ (title of the journal)
掲載誌 keisai shi ( published in)
ISSN International Standard Serial Number (8 digits long)
巻 kan (volume)
号 gō (number/issue)
出版年 shuppan nen (year of publication
出版者/発行所 shuppansha/hakkōsho (publisher)
類語辞典 ruigo jiten (thesaurus)
検索 kensaku (search)
消去 shōkyo (cancel)
