LibGuides: Japanese Studies: Articles/Databases

Selected Journals

Intersections: Gender & Sexuality in Asia & the Pacific
An interactive forum for new research and teaching in the area of Gender Studies in the Asian region.
Japanese Language & Literature
Dedicated to teaching & scholarship & to the exchange of information among teachers & other professionsal to help broaden & deepen knowledge and appreciation of Japan & its culture.
Journal of Japanese Studies
A multidisciplinary forum for communicating new information, new interpretations, and recent research results concerning Japan to the English-reading world.
Social Science Japan Journal
An interdisciplinary journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly articles on modern Japan.
U.S.-Japan Women's Journal
U.S.-Japan Women's Journal aims to stimulate the comparative study of women’s issues while promoting scholarly exchange on women and gender between the U.S., Japan, and other countries.

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Academic Search Premier
This is a great database to use when just starting research. It contains resources on many subject areas and disciplines. Some full text articles are included. Access provided by Badgerlink.
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Ebook Central (formerly ebrary)
A collection of thousands of academic ebooks across many disciplines.
eHRAF
Full-text documents containing information on all aspects of social and cultural life. Organized by culture and ethnic group.
JSTOR
Full text of back issues of selected titles.
MLA International Bibliography
Citations to articles in literature, languages, linguistics and folklore from books, journals and series published worldwide from 1926 to the present.
Women Writers Online
Texts written by women, 1400 to 1850.

CiNii Articles
CiNii Academic Information Navigator is a database and service that can be searched with academic information such as papers, books, magazines and doctoral dissertations.

electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies
An international peer reviewed journal in the Social Sciences and Humanities that publishes academic research and scholarly writing on all issues related to contemporary Japanese society, economy, politics, literature, theatre, cinema, and culture.
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
A semi-annual journal dedicated to the academic study of Japanese religions
Japan Labor Review
A quarterly journal of research in the field of labor studies.