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New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Avity)

Japan Member and International Members Have Newly Joined the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies

Submission Guidelines for Japan Review

Nichibunken Databases (Kojiruien Full Text)

Newly Published International Symposium (Proceedings) No.54 "日本文明の再構築 : 岩倉使節団150 周年に寄せて"

Newly Published “Japanese Studies around the World 2023”

Newly Published “Nihon kenkyū” No.68

Visiting Research Scholar 2026 - 2027

Nichibunken Databases (Database of Postcards from Art Exhibitions held in pre-war Japan)

Newly Published Team Research Reports "戦争と鎮魂"

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

Nichibunken Digital Archive Launched

Nichibunken Databases (Nichibunken Map Collection)

Newly Published Team Research Reports "貴族とは何か、武士とは何か"

International Members Have Newly Joined the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Montanus, Caron)

Nichibunken Databases (Yoshida Hatsusaburō Bird’s-eye View Maps)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Thunberg)

Online Exhibition: ”Maternal Health and Images of the Body in Japanese Ukiyo-e”

Call for Applications: Special Assistant Professor (fixed-term employment) Funded by the Uehiro Research Division for Global Japanese Studies (* Application has been closed.)

Call for Applications: Special Associate Professor (fixed-term employment) funded by the Uehiro Research Division for Global Japanese Studies (* Application has been closed.)

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Francisci)

Newly published "Nichibunken" No.68

Call for Applications: Associate Professor of Classical Japanese Culture (* Application has been closed.)

Newly published "Japan Review" Vol.38

International Members Have Newly Joined the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies

Call for Applications: Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture (* Application has been closed.)

Submission Guidelines for Nihon kenkyū No. 70 (Deadline for Submissions : 15 April 2024)

New Book and Music Scores Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Hazart, Bucalossi, Calzelli, Deppen, Siede)

Newly Published Team Research Reports "労働と身体の大衆文化"

Newly Published Team Research Reports "宗教・抗争・政治：主権国家の始原と現在"

Newly Published Team Research Reports "接続する柳田國男"

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Siebold)

International Members Have Newly Joined the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Hooghe)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Titsingh)

New Music Scores Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Dittrich, Lille, Jones)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Maffei)

Invitations for Special Inter-Institutional Research Fellows

The exhibition "Maternal Health and Images of the Body in Japanese Ukiyo-e." has opened in San Francisco.

[ Nichibunken Research Project ] 21st Century Borders in Japan - ECR Writing Workshop

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

Newly Published Team Research Reports "巫・占の異相 : 東アジアにおける巫・占術の多角的研究"

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

The exhibition "Maternal Health and Images of the Body in Japanese Ukiyo-e." will be coming soon!

New Books Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Titsingh, Kaempfer, Jesuits)

Newly Published "Japan Review" Early Access

Newly Published “Nihon kenkyū” No.67

Nichibunken Databases (Yoshida Hatsusaburō Bird’s-eye View Maps)

Applications for the Nichibunken Academic Encouragement Award are now open (* Application has been closed.)

Applications for the JF-Nichibunken Fellowship Program are now open (* Application has been closed.)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Franciscus)

Newly Published Team Research Reports "縮小社会の文化創造：附：「縮小社会のエビデンスとメッセージ」展の記録 = Cultural creativity in a shrinking society : appendix:the record of the exhibition "Evidences and messages from a shrinking society""

Newly Published Team Research Reports "明治維新と大衆文化"

Newly Published Team Research Reports "世界を動かした日本の銀"

Inventory will be conducted【8/1-8/3】

Submission Guidelines for Japan Review

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Bouhours)

"Database of Postcards from Art Exhibitions held in pre-war Japan" is now open on the Nichibunken website

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Brouwer)

Nichibunken Databases (Database of Early Modern Illustrated Encyclopedias)

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

Invitation to The Japanese Studies Program

Nichibunken Databases (Namazu-e Collection)

End of measures against the spread of the Coronavirus (From 8 May)

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

Nichibunken Databases (Kojiruien Full Text)

Temporary closing of Library due to power outage 【4/22-4/23】

Temporary closing of Library due to power outage 【4/22-4/23】

New Books Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Botero, Herrera)

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

Visiting Research Scholar (Team Research Organizer) 2025-2026 (* Application has been closed.)

Newly Published “Nihon kenkyū” No.66

Visiting Research Scholar 2025 - 2026 (* Application has been closed.)

Newly Published Nichibunken Japanese Studies Series No.61 "近代青島の都市空間の変容 : 日本的要素の連続と断絶"

Newly Published Team Research Reports "ヌードの東アジア : 風俗の近代史"

Nichibunken Databases (Yoshida Hatsusaburō Bird’s-eye View Maps)

Newly Published "「国際日本研究」の新展開─ヨーロッパとの対話から"

Our response to the new coronavirus infectious disease (Report no.18)

Newly Published “Japanese Studies around the World 2022”

Newly Published Team Research Reports "蜘蛛の巣上の無明 : インターネット時代の身心知の刷新にむけて"

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Varano)

Restrictions on use of S2 book stacks due to light replacement【2/21-27】

Moving books in library 【2/9-2/10】

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Pasio)

Temporary suspension of OPAC 【1/25】

New Book Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Commelin)

Newly Published Team Research Reports "想像する身体 下巻 : 身体の未来へ"

Newly Published Team Research Reports "想像する身体 上巻 : 身体イメージの変容"

Temporary suspension of OPAC 【1/15】

Library Closed on Year-End and New Year Holidays【12/28-1/4】

Newly published "Japan Review" No.37

Newly Published Overseas Symposium Proceedings No.24 "On the Heritage of Postcolonial Studies : Translating the Untranslatable"

Nichibunken Databases (Database of Early Modern Illustrated Encyclopedias)

Nichibunken Databases (Heian-Period Chronicles)

Nichibunken Databases (Ehon (Ukiyo-e Shunga))

New Book and Music Scores Added in the Rare Books and Maps on Japan in European Languages Database (Guerrero, Vieu, Borel-Clerc)