Nichibunken Databases

Nichibunken Databases.
Developed by Nichibunken, the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, this page lists a variety of useful databases related to Japanese studies, including full texts, images, biographies, bibliographies, directories, and indexes, covering a wide range of subjects such as history, literature, art, geography, and social sciences.
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Academic Research Database Repository 学術研究データベース・リポジトリ

Academic Research Database Repository 学術研究データベース・リポジトリ.
Developed by the National Institute of Informatics, this resource provides integrated search service for 29 subject-specific indexes or bibliographies.
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CiNii – NII Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator

CiNii – NII Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator.
Developed by the National Institute of Informatics, CiNii is a tool to find articles published in Japanese academic society journals and university research bulletins. It also incorporates the National Diet Library’s Zasshi Kiji Sakuin (Japanese Periodicals Index) database.
NII states that CiNii has three main features:

“Large volume of [...]

Hong Kong Literature Database 香港文學資料庫

Hong Kong Literature Database 香港文學資料庫.
Developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library, “Hong Kong Literature Database is the first database on Hong Kong literature. The Database is powered by various searching functions. Full-text is available in a major part of the database.” It provides bibliographical records of articles published on the newspapers, magazines and [...]

Taiwan Theological Theses/Articles Index and Abstracts 台灣神學論文檢索摘要系統

Taiwan Theological Theses/Articles Index and Abstracts 台灣神學論文檢索摘要系統.
Developed by the Taiwan Seminary, this database provides:

index of articles published on the annual journal of the Taiwan Seminary (some abstracts available);
index of graduate theses from three Presbyterian seminaries in Taiwan (some abstracts and fulltext available);
index of graduate theses from the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology (with [...]

Index to Periodical Articles on Taiwan 臺灣文獻期刊論文

Index to Periodical Articles on Taiwan 臺灣文獻期刊論文.
Developed by the National Taiwan Library, this database allows search of Chinese-language periodical articles on Taiwan published since the late Qing dynasty.
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Taiwan Periodicals Under Japanese Rule 日治時期期刊

Taiwan Periodicals Under Japanese Rule 日治時期期刊.
Developed by the National Taiwan Library (NTL), this database can be used to find articles in 79 periodicals (in Japanese language) that were published in the period of Japanese occupation (1895-1945). The citations are freely available over the Internet and the articles can be downloaded remotely with NTL card.
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Modern Chinese Drama Database 中國現代戲劇資料庫

Modern Chinese Drama Database 中國現代戲劇資料庫.
Developed by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library, this database provides both bibliographical records of modern Chinese dramas and research articles. The records of dramas are based on a special collection in the Library, while most articles indexed were published on _Ju ben yue kan_ 劇本月刊 (1956-64). It also provides [...]

Hong Kong & Macau Periodicals Network 港澳期刊網

Hong Kong & Macau Periodicals Network 港澳期刊網.
A joint project between the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library and the University of Macau Library, this database indexes articles published on over 300 Chinese and bilingual periodicals in Hong Kong and Macau. Coverage for most periodicals starts in 1980, but some important journals are indexed since the [...]

IREON – The International Relations and Area Studies Online

IREON – The International Relations and Area Studies Online.
Acording to its FAQ, “IREON – the International Relations and Area Studies Gateway enables the user to search specifically for bibliographic references to journal and book articles, conference and research papers and studies, official publications, books and international treaties from the following subject areas:
* foreign and security [...]