Newspapers: Asia -- Korea and Japan

"The English-language Japan Chronicle Weekly is the newspaper of record for Japan’s engagement with modernity and its emergence, through war, political and social upheaval and seismic social change in East Asia, onto the world stage in the first half of the twentieth century (Brill)."

This database features Japanese newspaper articles from 1874, along with photos, illustrations and diagrams that accompanied the news stories, including comics and advertising. English editions are included. Note: this is a cluster subscription that Fondren shares with 4 other institutions allowing only 3 users at one time.

This historical newspaper provides easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time (ProQuest).