East Asian Studies

Explore library resources for East Asia related research.

Sources from China

China After 1949

图书-期刊-论文

  • CNKI 综合检索
    Homepage of CNKI. Can cross-search multiple CNKI databases. We subscribe to all content except for Proceedings, Yearbooks, and Patents and Standards. 
  • CNKI电子图书库-CNKI-EBooks
    Includes 10k+ ebooks published by major publishers in China covering various topics on contemporary and Republic Era China.
  • CNKI中国学术期刊全文数据库-China Academic Journal Full Text Online(CAJ)
  • Full text database of Chinese academic journal articles.
  • CNKI中国学术辑刊全文数据库-China Monographic Series Full Text Online
    Includes Chinese Monographic Series published since 1979 regularly or irregularly by academic institutions in the PRC.. JHU has access to 4 groups (series) of monographs from CNKI. They are Literature/History/Philosophy, Politics/Military Affairs/Law, Education & Socials Sciences, and Economics & Management. 
  • CNKI中国学术论文全文数据库-China Theses and Dissertations Database (2000-)

    Our subscription contains full text theses and dissertations included in the following categories: Series F - Literature / History / Philosophy; Series G - Politics / Military Affairs / Law; Series H - Education / Social Sciences; Series J - Economics / Management. 

  • 读秀中文学术收索-Duxiu
    A full text search engine of 3 million Chinese books, articles, and more. JHU users have full access to 700,000 full text Chinese books published in mainland China from 1940s to present. For other titles, we can request for content 50 pages at a time. Please contact the librarian for details.

报纸-文献-档案

统计数据

数码文档

  • 连环画 Chinese Pamphlets 1947-1954 (open access)
    Mass education materials published in Hong Kong and in Mainland China, particularly Shanghai, in the years 1947-1954. These cartoon books, pamphlets, postcards and magazines, on topics such as foreign threats to Chinese security, Chinese relations with the Soviet Union, industrial and agricultural production, and marriage reform, were produced by both Kuomintang (Nationalist) and Gongchantang (Communist) supporters.

China Before 1949

报纸-杂志

古籍-书库

数码文档

Hong Kong/Taiwan

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Sources from Japan

Library Subscriptions

  • Japan Knowledge  (JHU User Only)
    Contains a wide range of literary and popular culture primary sources and reference materials including Shogakukan daihyakka zensho and Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan.
  • Japan Times Digital Archives 1897-2015 (JHU User Only)
    The oldest English-language newspaper in Japan by Japanese publishers, Japan Times maintained editorial independence for much of its history, though it was used by the government as a propaganda tool for Imperial Japan during World War II. The digital archive allows you to search the full text of all issues of The Japan Times published between March 1897 and 2014.
  • Magazine Plus (JHU User Only)
    Includes all of the scholarly periodicals from NDL's Zassaku (1975-present), plus popular magazines (monthlies and weeklies including sports and hobbies) indexed in Jaanaru indekkesu from 1981-present, as well as 1300 Japanese economic and business magazines from 1981, and 60 overseas business magazines from 1984-present. Magazine Plus allows just one user to search at a time. Please Logout when you are finished.
  • The Oriental Economist (JHU User Only)
    Includes full text archive of the English language magazine in Japan covering the years from 1934 to 1985.
  • Yomidas Rekishikan (JHU User Only)
    Includes the full text of the Yomiuri Shinbun from its initial publication in 1874 to date, as well as full text of the Daily Yomiuri, its English language equivalent, and a biographical dictionary of modern Japanese figures. Articles are keyword indexed to 8/31/1986, and can be searched full-text from 9/1/1986 to present.
  • Zasshi kiji sakuin (JHU User Only)
    The complete database for Japanese magazines and periodicals from Meiji era to present.

Open Access Sources

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Sources from Koreas

Library Subscriptions

  • DBpia: South Korean academic journals. (JHU users only)
  • KRpia: South Korean primary sources. (JHU users only)
  • KCI: Korean Journal Database (part of Web of Science) (JHU users only)
  • NK News Pro (JHU Users Only)
    It is a suite of research resources and tools designed for professionals working on the subject of North Korea. It includes latest news on and from North Korea, specialist analysis and reports as well as proprietary research tools and databases.

Open Access Sources

<>Available at Library of Congress