Newspaper Databases (Japanese)
- Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search/朝日新聞クロスサーチ
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Asahi Shimbun database from its first edition in 1879 (Meiji 12) to today, including Gaichiban, Overseas editions in the colonial period (1935-45), and Asahi Graph, a pictorial magazine (1923-56). - Factiva (Dow Jones)Full-text search for major newspapers in Japan. (Most of the coverage starts after 2002.)
- NDL Search (国立国会図書館サーチ）Formerly called NDL Index of Japanese Newspapers (全国新聞総合目録データベース): Searchable database for finding Japanese library holdings for regional and national newspapers; includes information on range of holdings and library contact information.
- Newspaper Article (神戸大学付属図書館新聞記事文庫)Kobe University's newspaper clippings collection (end of Meiji to 1970).
- The Ono Hideo Collection (小野秀雄コレクション 新聞錦絵)Contains about 600 kawaraban from the Edo era, and about 400 samples (280 unique items) of nishiki-e from the Meiji period.
- Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection（邦字新聞デジタルコレクション）The largest online archive of open-access, full-image Japanese American and other overseas Japanese newspapers in Asia and South America (1887-1975), provided by The Japanese Diaspora Initiative at Hoover Institution.
Major News Sources
Each collection listed below includes content from many newspapers.
Most include additional material in addition to news articles.
- Search WashU News Sources with PrimoA search of the WashU collection limited to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and other news items such as press releases
- Ethnic Newswatch This link opens in a new windowIncludes current full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
- Factiva (6 users) This link opens in a new windowCombines more than 35,000 sources for access to premium content from 200 countries in 26 languages. Worldwide full text coverage of local and regional newspapers, web and social media, tweets, digital video and audio clips, analyst reports, trade publications, business newswires, press release wires, media transcripts, news photos, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, historical market data. Limited to 6 simultaneous users; logoff when finished. Learn more about this database
- International Newsstream This link opens in a new windowProvides information from the world's top news resources. A good source for local and regional news. Please note that full text for certain publications is subject to market availability.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowContains more than 15,000 news, legal and business sources, including journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers with deep archives; extensive legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 75 million executives.
- PressReader This link opens in a new windowFull-color, full-page collection of today's newspapers from around the world, providing instant access to 1000+ newspapers from 82 countries in 39 languages. For most papers, only the most current 60 days are available. Learn more about this database