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W. Wagatsuma Sakae Related Documents
From among the vast former collection of Wagatsuma Sakae (1897–1973), leading postwar scholar of civil law, this online database contains documents in the fields of constitutional law, judicial institutions, civil law, civil litigation, land and building leases, and nuclear power.
W. Wiley Online Library ■Electronic Journals
Access the text of all of about 1,600 electronic journals and 20,000 electronic books published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Y. Yabe Teiji Related Documents
Consists of some 6,000 primary documents in the former collection of Yabe Teiji (1902–1967), a political scientist who was deeply involved in actual politics before, during, and after World War II.
Note: “Supplements” are also available. (Access by checking the tab at “Yabe Teiji Documents Supplement” in the Search window.)
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Y. Yomidas [Yomiuri Shimbun archive]
Digital archive of some 12 million articles of the Yomiuri shimbun national daily newspaper (Japanese) from its first issue published in 1874 (Meiji 7) to the most recent issue (up to previous day).
- Meiji, Taisho & Showa Eras: Archive of all pages from the first issue on November 2, 1874 through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras until 1989.
- Regional Sections (Showa Era): Archive of all pages of the regional editions of the Yomiuri shimbun published from 1933 to 2001.
- Heisei Era: Archive of articles available in text-view from 1986 to the present and in clipping-view from December 2008 to the present.
- The Japan News: Archive in text format of the English-language Yomiuri, The Japan News, from September 1989 (first year of the Heisei era) to the present.
- Contemporary Who’s Who: Contemporary Who’s Who giving names and biographical data for some 26,000 key figures in and outside Japan.
"Yomidas History Museum” Changed to "Yomidas" in January 2024.
Renewals
1. New feature “View the page”: Includes the pages of Yomiuri Shimbun (including regional editions, excluding full-page advertisements)
*You can view the entire morning and evening edition from January 1, 2023 onwards.
2. The interface has been completely redesigned to improve operability.
3. Screens are optimized for each device: PC, tablet, and smartphone.
Y. Yuho Bunko Collection
Includes mainly rare documents from the Yuho Bunko collection, extending from the time of the Government-General of Korea during Japanese colonial rule to the post-World War II repatriation of Japanese from Korea and Japanese external assets there as recorded by the Relief Society for Japanese Returnees from Korea (Chosen Hikiage Doho Sewakai) and the Association of Business Owners in Korea (Chosen Jigyosha Kai).
Z. Zassaku Plus Journal and Magazine Database
Complete database of Japanese magazines and journals from the Meiji era to the first half of the Showa era, including data of some local journals.
Search for journal articles published in Japan (former territories included) from the Meiji era onward.
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