Japanese Pop Culture: Articles & E-Journals

Resources for researching Japanese pop culture, including anime, fashion, film, manga, and video games.

Databases

Search for Citations, Full-Text Articles, and other materials using Databases.
As student, staff, or faculty of the University of Washington, you are able to access over 500 databases. Use our complete alphabetical listing to browse databases, and select research guides corresponding to your topic to help narrow down your search. Below are our recommended databases for researching Japanese pop culture.

Artstor This link opens in a new window Search over one million digital images in the fields of the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. As of August 1st, 2024, ARTstor is available exclusively at JSTOR.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window English language publications in all subject areas, especially the humanities and the social sciences, related to East, Southeast, and South Asia.
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Film Index International This link opens in a new window Index of films, biographical information, film prizes and awards, and article citations, 1900 to present.
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Pop Culture Universe This link opens in a new window Contemporary and 20th century popular culture sources.
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CiNii Dissertations
National Diet Library (Digital)
2013 and after are available in digital format through this search
National Diet Library (Paper)
Search at National Diet Library OPAC then request the copy http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/service/copy.html
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Dissertations available in English, Japanese, and other languages.

Journal Search
Search or browse journal titles held at UW. Can't find it? Request it through Interlibrary Loan.