Research Guides: East Asian Studies : Reference

Historical Recordings Collection (sound file)

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
Provides citations to western-language periodical articles, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, Festschriften, etc. pertaining to east, southeast, and south Asia. Subject areas covered: Anthropology & Sociology, Arts, Biography, Communication & Media, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Language, Library & Information Sciences, Literature, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Psychology & Psychiatry, Science & Technology . Covers 1971 to the present, including full data from the print editions from 1971-1991.
Japanese history and culture from ancient to modern times : seven basic bibliographies / John W. Dower, with Timothy S. George.
Sources of Japanese tradition / compiled by Wm. Theodore de Bary ... [et al.] ; with collaboration of William Bodiford, Jurgis Elisonas, Philip Yampolsky ; and contributions by Yoshiko Dykstra ... [et al.].

Kodansha encyclopedia of Japan
JapanKnowledge
JapanKnowledge includes major Japanese encyclopedias, language and biographical dictionaries, who's who databases, maps, and much more. It includes the Nihon kokugo daijiten ("Nikkoku Online") dictionary, the Jitsū dictionary, as well as the Nihon rekishi chimei taikei.

本の雑誌
A magazine about books and reading.
Asahi.com Book
reviews, articles, digitized and searchable scans of newspaper advertisements for books.
Japanese Book News (Japan Foundation)
English language reviews of Japanese books, information about publishing trends, interviews with Japanese authors.