East Asian Law Department
Legal Research Guides

• Bibliography on English-translated texts of Japanese laws and regulations
  (2006 version)
  日本法令英訳書誌 (Nihon hōrei eiyaku shoshi) "Japanese Laws in English"
  • Index to Japanese laws translated into English
  • Access: EALD, Reference Office computers only (Locally mounted database)
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• Electronic Japanese Law Journals
• Electronic Journals at University of Washington
  List of E-Journals on Japan available at UW
• Factiva
  • Full text database of Japanese, English and other-language general and business-related periodicals, including many Japanese newspapers
  • Access: UW Restricted
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• Hanrei kensaku shisutemu (Decisions Search System)
  判例検索システム
  • Includes full text (PDF) of Japanese court cases.
  • Access: Free web resource
  • Screenshot
• Hōrei dēta teikyō shisutemu (Laws and Regulations System)
  法令データ提供システム
  • Japanese Government Website with the full text of all laws.
  • Access: Free web resource
  • Screenshot
• Hōritsu hanrei bunken jōhō [HHBJ] = Current legal information
  法律判例文献情報
  • Japanese case index (Not full text); Japanese legal periodical index
  • Access: EALD only (CD ROM)
  • Screenshot
  • How to Use HHBJ
• Hōritsu Zasshi no Intanetto Saito (Websites for legal periodicals)
  法律雑誌のインターネット・サイト
  • Useful list of links to Legal Periodicals' websites. Some journals include full text of all or some issues.  Others have table of contents only.
  • Access: Free web resource
• Japan knowledge: Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Databases
  • Wide range of resources (mainly in Japanese) for Japan-related research, including name and place dictionaries, "who's who" for Japan, bilingual dictionaries, and many other
  • Access: UW Restricted
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• Kodansha encyclopedia of Japan
  • English language articles on many topics, including legal topics
  • Access: UW Restricted
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• Legalbase
   リーガルベース (Rīgarubēsu)
  • Japanese court decisions index (Not full text)
  • Access: EALD only (CD ROM), Also available on the Web via login and password only
  • Screenshot (CD ROM Version)
  • Screenshot (Web Version)
  • How to Use Legalbase
• Magazineplus
  雑誌記事索引 (Zasshi kiji sakuin)
  • General comprehensive periodical index
  • Access: UW Restricted
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• Nikkei terekon21 [Nikkei telecom 21] (Japanese Sections)
  日経テレコン21
  • Full text of major Japanese Economic Newpaper, Nihon keizai shinbun, and economic data.
  • Access: UW Restricted
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• Nikkei telecom 21 (English Sections)
  • Full text of major Japanese Economic Newspaper (Nikkei Weekly and Nikkei Major Articles) in English.
  • Access: UW Restricted
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• Yomiuri newspaper archives, 1874-1960
  読売新聞1874年～1960年
  • Full-text archive of the Yomiuri Newspaper, covering 1874-1960
  • Access: Public terminals in Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library and UW Libraries only (Networked CD ROM)
  • Screenshot
  • How to Use Yomiuri Archives