Online Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Britannica online This link opens in a new windowProvides coverage and integrated searching of the following encyclopedias and multiple reference tools: Encyclopaedia Britannica; Britannica Student Encyclopedia; Britannica Internet Guide; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary; Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus; and World Atlas.
- Japan narejji Lib (ジャパンナレッジ Lib) = JapanKnowledge Lib This link opens in a new windowConsists of fully searchable and browsable databases including English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopedia of Japan, articles published in a weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, collection of Tōyō bunko series and other visual and sound databases.
- Yahoo! Japan 百科事典 BetaBeta version of online encyclopedia, based on 日本大百科全書 (Encyclopedia of Japan), published by Shogakkan. Updated monthly.
- 古事類苑全文データベース 日文研版Originally published between 1886 and 1914, 古事類苑 is a collection of primary source materials selected from books published before 1868. This full text database covers 7,233 pages.
- 国書データベース = Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts"[D]atabase constructed by the National Institute of Japanese Literature, which allows users to search and use at once bibliographic information and high-resolution images of Japanese manuscripts and prints before Edo period, held by NIJL and many other institutions and owners at home and overseas. It is open to the public free of charge and can be used by anyone." ---from the site.
- アイヌ語会話辞典 = A topical dictionary of conversational AinuAinu language dictionary with audio and images, created by NINJAL.
- weblio古語辞典Free online dictionary for classic Japanese, which includes 23,000 words.
Statistics
- Statistical Handbook of JapanProvides statistical tables, figures, maps, and photographs to portray conditions in modern-day Japan from a variety of perspectives, including demographics, economic and social trends, and culture. Edited by Statistical Research and Training Institute, published by Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
- 質問紙法にもとづく社会調査データベース (大阪大学大学院・人間科学研究科)= Social Research Database on Questionnaires (Graduate School of Human Science of Osaka University)SRDQ is making available sample designs, questions and response categories for various types of social researches, and is also releasing research outcome (data set) from a portion of the research data SRDQ has stored up." --- Preface.
- 内閣府世論調査内閣府サイトで公開されている、政府の施策に関する調査とその結果。
- 都道府県別統計とランキングで観る県民性都道府県別統計を単位人口あたりの数値で比較。
Grant programs
- External Grants databaseThis database provides a filterable list of non-JPP affiliated funding opportunities related to Japan Studies.
Subject Specific Databases
- 日本人名情報索引（人文分野）データベースNDL所蔵の和図書・和雑誌から、日本人の人名情報（略歴等）を収録する人名辞典及びそれに類する資料を選び、書誌や収録内容のキーワードからの検索を可能としたデータベース。This database is designed to find sources which contain personal and biographical information of Japanese.
- 日本人物情報大系被伝者索引An index database to 『日本人物情報大系』. Select 「人物情報をさがす」in 「データベース」.
- 沖縄行政記録データベース沖縄県公文書館が公開した、琉球政府や沖縄県が戦後行政のあゆみを日記式に編集した『行政記録』の内容のデータベース。現在1945年から1974年までを収録。
- 毎日フォトバンク = Mainichi Photo Bank毎日新聞が所蔵する写真のデータベース。検索は無料だが、写真の利用は申込手続きが必要（有料）。
- 今昔マップ on the webDeveloped by Dr. Tani Kenji at Saitama Univ. 「本サイトでは、全国41地域について明治期以降の新旧の地形図を切り替えながら表示できます。収録した旧版地形図は、4,028枚にのぼります。」---from the site.
- The Online Glossary of Japanese Historical Terms (日本史用語翻訳グロッサリーデータベース)This database, created by the Historiographical Institute, the University of Tokyo, collects translations and definitions of historical and technical terms concerning premodern Japanese history and provides them as a searchable database to assist researching Japanese history in foreign languages.
Web Sites
- 直木賞のすべて「日本で最も有名な大衆文芸賞『直木賞』の非公式サイト」 --- from the site.
- ウィメンズアクションネットワーク = Women's Action Network (WAN)Non-profit organization which aims to inform people worldwide of the activities and activism by and for women in Japan.
- アジア女性資料センター = Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center (AJWRC)"The AJWRC works to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women, toward democratic Japanese society based on respect for human rights and gender equality, and toward a fair and sustainable global society" --- From "Our vision."
- Ullet: Management Color ChartWeb tool to analyze financial statements of about 4000 companies listed on the stock market in Japan.
- MIT Visualizing Cultures - Image-Driven ScholarshipLaunched at MIT in 2002, this site explores the potential of the Web for discovering innovative image-driven scholarship and learning. Images of every sort are introduced and examined, in collaboration with experts of the subjects.
- Directory of Japanese Studies". . . [D]isplays the information collected from the Survey of Japan Specialists and Japanese Studies Institutions in North America in 2011-2012. You may browse or search for specific information under the four categories of Programs, Specialists, Libraries and Museums, and Doctoral Candidates." --- Website.
- HistoriographyInteractive timeline that spans across 14 billion years of history. This site draws historical events from Wikipedia and self-updates daily. The viewer can choose to watch a variety of events in a particular period.
- English Resource Guide for Japanese Studies and Humanities in Japan: Literature and LinguisticsCollection of links to useful English websites and resources pertaining to Japanese literature and linguistics.