Japanese Studies

Collection Statement

The Japanese Studies Collection at UCSD has been developed to serve faculty and student researchers who engage in interdisciplinary studies of Japan. The collection is housed in two separate locations. The Japanese Studies Collection on the 4th floor of the Social Sciences & Humanities Library includes resources on modern and contemporary (1868 to present) Japan in the fields of humanities (history, culture, language and literature.) The other collection located at the IR/PS Library holds materials on contemporary issues of the Japanese economy, business and politics. English language books on Japan related subjects are housed in the Social Sciences & Humanities Collection in the Geisel Library and the IR/PS Library to cover respective subject fields.

The UCSD’s Japanese Studies Collection has been primarily emphasizing collecting resources on the Showa and Heisei periods (1925 to present.) Particularly, it has strong holdings on Manshu and Chosen resources (includes films) during the Japanese occupation period. The most current collection focus is to develop collection of resources on the South Sea Islands and Southeast Asia under the Japanese annexation period. Collections on education and Japanese company history are also strong.

Key Resources

• JapanKnowledge
  Collection of Japanese language reference works. Includes language dictionaries, Nipponica encyclopedia, biographical dictionaries, Kodansha encyclopedia of Japan (in English) and more

• Finding Articles in Japanese Studies
  Recommended databases for locating articles in Japanese Studies

• See all Listings in Japanese Studies
  Recommended e-resources in Japanese Studies

New Books and Films in Japanese Studies

Browse recently acquired items in UCSD’s Social Sciences and Humanity Library and the IR/PS Library. The links go directly to Roger catalog to show locations and availability

• Japanese language resources
• English language resources

Contact Information

Sanae Isozumi
Japanese Studies Librarian
IR/PS Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, 0514
La Jolla, CA 92093-0514

Phone: 858-534-1224
Fax: 858-534-8526
Email: sisozumi@ucsd.edu