Japanese Studies

AccessAsia Specialist Database http://www.accessasia.org/
Searchable database of experts on contemporary Asia. Includes contact information, areas of specialty, CV summary, languages of proficiency, and list of publications. In addition to the specialist database, the website features links to other research organizations, a discussion forum, and an electronic version of AccessAsia Review.

AsiaExperts Specialist Database http://www.asiasource.org/experts/
AsiaSource collaborates with The National Bureau of Asian Research to maintain a free online resource of information on the world's leading Asia specialists. The AsiaExperts database provides access to information on specialists in Asian culture, arts, history, and society, while NBR's AccessAsia project (above) provides access to information on specialists on contemporary Asian affairs and policy-relevant issues.

Kaken Database http://seika.nii.ac.jp/科学研究費補助金データベース
Kaken (short for Kagaku kenkyū hihojokin detabesu) contains data on grants issued by the Japanese government for research in Japan. Searchable by keyword, name of researcher, research topic, research summary, etc. Its focus is on research conducted by Japanese people, supported by Japanese grants, and performed in Japan. The database built through the cooperation of the National Institute of Informatics (NII), the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan. The searchable database contains data on grants issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the JSPS, data results from research, and summaries of research. The primary aim is to collect and make widely accessible the most up-to-date information on research conducted in Japan.

Japanese Studies Network Forum http://www.jsnet.org/
Home page created for those conducting research in Japanese Studies to support networking of Japan Specialists and to enable easier access to information in the field. Includes information on Japan Studies Specialists' Groups / Associations and Japanese-Language Software. Bilingual in English and Japanese.

On the Record: Re Japan http://www.us-japan.org/otr/index.html
Lists Japanese Studies specialists in the US and Japan who cover the spectrum of specializations and points of view and who can be interviewed by the US or Japanese media on various aspects of the bilateral relationship. Prepared by CULCON, US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange.

Directories for Japanese Studies
Published by the Japan Foundation, these provide detailed information on faculty interests and backgrounds, as well as Japanese studies programs, library collections and institutes on campus.  Their deficits are that they rapidly become out-of-date and that they depend on faculty filling out questionnaires. While their response rate is excellent, they are not comprehensive.

• Directory of Japan Specialists and Japanese Studies Institutions in the United States and Canada: Japanese Studies in the United States
  EA Ref: DS805.15 .D57 2006 
  Tokyo, Japan: Japan Foundation, 2006.
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• Japanese Studies in the United States and Canada: Continuities and Opportunities
  Perkins Stacks: DS834.8 D542 2007
  Tokyo, Japan: Japan Foundation, 2007.
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• Japanese Studies in Canada: The 1990s
  LSC: 952.007071 J35, 1995
  Tokyo, Japan: Japan Foundation ; Ann Arbor, Mich.: Association for Asian Studies, 1995.
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• Japanese Studies in Canada
  Perkins Stacks: DS834.95 .J36 1985
  Edited by Bernard Saint-Jacques and Matsuo Soga. [Ottawa]: Canadian Asian Studies Association, [1985]
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• Japanese Studies in Europe
  EA Ref: DS834.95 .J33 1999
  Tokyo: The Japan Foundation, 1999
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• Overseas Japanese Studies Institutions = Kaigai Nihon kenkyū kikan yoran
  EA Ref: DS834.95 .O93 1999
  Fukuoka, Japan : Fukuoka Unesco Association, 1999