Mainichi PhotoBank.
Provided by the Mainich Newspapers 毎日新聞社, this is the largest database of photos in Japan, with a total of 450 thousand photos from the Meiji era to today (120 thousand from the pre-WWII period). It allows free search, but reproduction rights and downloads are fee-based.
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Shinbun Kiji Bunko 新聞記事文庫.
Based on a newspaper clippings collection in Kobe University, this database provides the digitized version of newspaper clippings from the end of Meiji era to mid-Showa era. Economy and business are the focus of these newspaper clippings.
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“The Ming Pao Daily News database will be launched this Thursday, April 30. It represents the collaboration between the Asian Library, UBC, a Chinese news group and a family foundation which is dedicated to the furthering of Chinese culture in Canada. The archival database of community news in Chinese is now freely available, on-line [...]
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KINDS: Korea Integrated News Database System.
Developed by the Korea Press Foundation, this comprehensive full-text Korean news database covers national, local, internet, and industry newspapers, as well as magazines and TV reports since 1990. Among other things, it includes four major daily newspapers: Kyŏnghyang 京鄉, Tonga 東亞,
Sŏul 서울, and Han’guk 한국(1960 to 1989) and two newspapers [...]
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“Naver News Archive Service (Beta) is open to the public now, free of charge. Here are some features:
* Included newspapers: Kyonghyang Sinmun 京鄕新聞, Tonga Ilbo 東亞日報, and Maeil Koyngje 每日經濟
* Date coverage: from 1976 to 1985 (will be expanded according to the website)
* Full-text search: by date, keyword, etc.
* Format: newspaper images, electronic texts”
-From [...]
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Developed at the Shao Center of Ohio University, this database can be used to find titles of overseas Chinese newspapers and periodicals.
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Prange Collection Database 占領期新聞・雑誌情報データベース. Requires free registration.
This is a database of newspaper/magazine articles being censored during the post-War II Occupation period (1945-1949).
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