Research Resources

This section organizes some basic resources on doing academic research on Japan.

Directory of Japanese Studies in the United States and Canada

Compiled by the Japan Foundation, this online directory lists Japanese Studies programs at American and Canadian universities and colleges, libraries and museum collections, as well as individual information about Japan specialists.
Website: http://japandirectory.socialsciences.hawaii.edu

UM Resources on Japan

For links to University of Michigan resources on Japan including the Asia Library and the University of Michigan Museum of Art, see the UM Resources on Japan section of this website.

Funding for Research

For links to grants and fellowships for research on Japan related topics, see

Research Guides by Subject

The North American Coordinating Committee on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) hosts a web portal on Japan-related research and study guides organized by subject.
http://guides.nccjapan.org/subjectguidesportal

Research Access at Japanese Libraries, Museums and Archives

NCC's Online Guide to Research Access in Japan's major Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLAs) with links to their key Websites
http://guides.nccjapan.org/researchaccess

Links to Online Archives and Research Materials

Working Words: New Approaches in Japanese Studies contains thirteen essays by scholars of Japan in the humanities on topics such as music/sound, history, Buddhist confession, beauty, otaku, native land, memory, science, and western art.  Made available through the University of California, Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies.
http://escholarship.org/uc/search?entity=cjs_workingwords