Databases allow you to search across a large amount of academic resources (including peer-reviewed journals) at the same time. Using them is often more efficient than browsing or searching within individual journals separately.
To learn key differences between library databases and other search platforms, visit the Comparing Search Pathways guide.
The recommended core multidisciplinary databases below will retrieve results from many different subject areas. For a comprehensive list of all available resources refer to the A-Z Ejournals and Databases page.
For more focused results try searching in one of these subject-specific databases.
It is rare to find full text articles in Japanese. The best way to obtain articles is to search the following indexes; please note that the full-text may not be available for all articles. If a full-text link is not included, you may be able to request the article via Inter-Library Loans (this will open in a new window). Please type in Romanization for the Japanese language input details.
Good question! It is possibly because the Japanese publishing industry is very conservative. There is more open sharing in academia, primarily science and technology fields but it is still nowhere near as open as the Western publishing industries. You can start your search by visiting CiNii Articles, which offers a useful index of academic papers with some available as full-text.
The library also holds Japanese periodicals (or journals) in print as part of the East Asian Collection at the ERC, including: