Links to references

: 博物館アーカイブ

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

: 松茂町教育委員会収集民具

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

: 北方研究データベース

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

: 岩手県立博物館デジタルアーカイブ

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

: 岩手県の自然災害と東日本大震災に関する資料リポジトリ

Domestic and International Affairs jpn

: 日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム

Domestic and International Affairs eng

Japanese Law Translation aims to provide tentative translations of Japanese legal systems as well as laws and regulations operated by the Ministry of Justice, Japan. The site covers laws and regulations that are particularly important. A legal dictionary is also provided for reference

: アジア資料センター

Domestic and International Affairs eng

Japan Centre for Asian Historical Records, National Archives of Japan digitises and exhibits governmental materials concerning Japan’s relationship with other Asian nations from the early Meiji period to the end of WWII. The National Archives of Japan, the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the National Institute for Defense Studies of the Ministry of Defense provide the materials. By default, images are provided in DjVu format: they can be switched to JPEG by clicking a button at the top right of the screen.

: NHK放送文化研究所

Domestic and International Affairs eng

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, a research institute of the National Broadcasting Channel, surveys public opinion on a monthly basis. The survey results are only available through their Japanese website; a summary of the polls are provided in English. It also conducts an annual poll regarding the Japanese language.

: JICA研究所

Domestic and International Affairs, Research Societies, People, and Databases eng

JICA Research Institute, a research section of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, focuses on supporting developing countries. The institute provides its publications as well as some data sets. A multimedia page releases podcast programmes about the world economy, ODA, and future strategies

: 写真の中の明治・大正 : 国立国会図書館所蔵写真帳から

Ethnography and Folklore eng

The Meiji and Taisho Eras in Photographs highlights scenery from the last decade of the nineteenth century to the early decades of the twentieth century from Tokyo and Kansai. Both count 500 and 400 items, respectively. It is possible to search for photographs by maps, categories, and keywords.

Ethnography and Folklore eng

The East Asia Image Collection, Lafayette College presents digitized contemporary postcards, photographs, and slides which showcase from Japan’s colonial expansion era to occupation era, including China, Korea, Japan, and Indonesia, Colonial Taiwan, and Manchuria (it particularly highlights these last two areas).

: 日本昔話資料：稲田浩二コレクションデータベース

Ethnography and Folklore jpn

The Japanese Folklore Database from the Inada Koji Collection, National Museum of Ethnology offers a summary and catalogue of the collection. The collection comprises recordings of folklores throughout the country. The database offers a catalogue and summary of each recording.

: 近代日本の身装電子年表

Ethnography and Folklore eng

Chronology of Clothing Culture in Japan: 1868–1945 highlights the changes in fashion from ethnic style to western style clothing. The collection contains data as well as images. The database can be accessed by two methods: chronology and memoirs; however, neither of these options are provided in English. The database offers a chronology of the different fashions styles, which makes it possible to understand the styles according to different time periods

: 日本災害DIGITALアーカイブ

Ethnography and Folklore eng

The Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters, run by the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, focuses on preserving and sharing the memory of the disasters. It collects online records, blog articles, messages on twitter, and multimedia works connected to the disaster.

: インド・イスラーム史跡

Ethnography and Folklore eng

Islamic Monuments in India: Photographic Database is an output from a research expedition to India. The photos capture scenes from across the country, however most images focus on Delhi. It was ordered both by cities of place and by types of building.

: アジア太平洋地域無形文化遺産データベース

Ethnography and Folklore eng

The Asia-Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage contains information about traditional performing arts including music, dance, theatre, puppet theatre, and others. It mainly provides descriptions and photographs; some video clips are also available.