Internet resources - Japanese studies

Dictionaries and Encyclopedia
    三省堂 Web Dictionary
    POPjisyo

   Web-based pop-up dictionary for Japanese, Chinese, Korean and other languages.
    フリー百科事典『ウィキペディア（Wikipedia)』 
    Infoseek マルチ辞書 
    日本文化いろは事典 = Encyclopedia of Japanese Culture

   JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System)

  

Newspapers and Electronic Journals 
   Shuppan Nyusu = 出版ニュース 
   Yomiuri Shinbun = 読売新聞 
   Nikkei Net = 日本経済新聞 
   Mainichi Shinbun = 毎日新聞 
   Ryukyu Shimpo = 琉球新報    
   Sankei Web = 産経新聞 
   Shakai Shisoshi Kenkyu = 社会思想史研究 (Coverage: 1977 - 1986) 
   Japan Web News = 全国新聞ニュース網 
   Kyodo News = 共同通信 
   Jiji.com = 時事通信社 
   Newsweek Japan Online = ニューズウイーク 日本語版 
   NHK Online = NHK ニュース

Full-text Classics 
   青空文庫

  Collection of selected Japanese literature with expired copyrights, or the authors agreed to release the copyrights. 
   Japanese Text Initiative (University of Virginia Library) 
   近代デジタルライブラリー (国立国会図書館電子図書館)

  Image database of books published in the Meiji era (1868-1921). 

   日本ペンクラブ電子文藝館

  日本外交文書, 1867-1926 = Digital Archive of the Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy

  Please download the following Djvu Viewer to view the full-text:

Japanese Romanization Systems 
   Japanese Romanization (From Hiragana and Katakana to Romaji)    
   Japanese Romanization: Modified Hepburn (UCLA)

Periodicals and Newspaper Indexes 
   雑誌記事索引検索    
   毎日新聞記事検索 
   The Gordon W. Prange Collection = 占領期雑誌記事情報データベース

  The Collection comprises virtually everything published on all subjects during the Occupation Period   (1945-1949) - books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, news agency photographs, posters, maps and related  archival materials. 
   Nikkei Goo （日経新聞記事デ ータベース） 
   The Japan Times 
   The Union List of Japanese Serials and Newspapers (ULJSN)


Publishers 
   Books.or.jp 

   bk1 オンライン書店ビーケワン 

Religious Studies 
   Archive for Religious Information 
   宗教関連リ ンク集

   Contains keyword search functions for names and phrases related to religions in Japan. 
   宗教教団情報デー タベース= Religious Information Research Center Database
   神道基本用語集 = Basic Terms of Shinto
   BUDDHA WORLD

  Introduces famous Japanese temples and presents various information about Japanese history and culture.


Subject Guides: General 
   J-Guide (Stanford University) 
   Jim Breen's Japanese Page (Monash University) 
   日本の 大学の学位論文を探すサイト 
   Japanese Literature in Translation Search 
   National Clearinghouse for U.S.- Japan Studies

  Contains educational resources about Japanese society, culture, educational systems, and U.S.-Japan relations. 
   論文情報ナビゲータ = CiNii (NII Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator)