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This is a database 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.

This database is a developmental integration of the 'Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books', a comprehensive catalogue of Japanese classical books, and the 'Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works', established through the 'Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Pre-modern Japanese Texts (NIJL-NW project)'.

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This database enables you to search over 15 millions of articles in the paper by "Asahi Shinbun" since 1879.

Headings and full text for articles included of the Asahi Shimbun are stored as text data.

In the Asahi Shimbun Reduced-size Facsimile Edition, it is possible to search on articles from 4 eras: [Meiji/Taisho], [Showa (Pre-World War II)], [Showa Post-World War II], [Heisei].

A modern dictionary which introduces both basic key terms and the newest terminology that seriously affects our world.

Information such as biographical data and contact information of influential people from all fields is covered, including economists, politicians, researchers, cultural figures and athletes.

More than 10,000 photographs are archived, the majority ranging from before and after the Manchurian Incident to after the defeat in war.

Asahi Graph, a pictorial magazine established in 1923. Kikuzo II Visual brings to the users a digital archive of images in color that appeared in approximately 2,000 issues up until 1956.

The Asahi Shimbun Company has just created a database of its English-language newspapers.

It has also been pointed out that there is a risk of unintentional access to suspicious websites if this function is enabled.

The Merck Index Online offers the source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals.

The Merck Index Online will be updated regularly with accurate information curated by experts. 

The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) is a digital library of public-domain music scores.

Europeana gives you access to millions of cultural heritage items from institutions across Europe. Discover artworks, books, music, and videos on art, newspapers, archaeology, fashion, science, sport, and much more.

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.