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Free Trial: Asahi Shinbun Overseas editions 朝日新聞外地版 through August 31, 2021

by Tokiko Y. Bazzellバゼル山本登紀子 Librarian V on 2021-06-02T10:17:00-10:00 in Asia, Japan | 0 Comments

 

Access: Asahi Shinbun Kikuzo II 聞蔵  or https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/az.php?q=asahi%20shinbun%20kikuzo

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Until the end of August, free access to "Image Database of Overseas Edition” the new optional content for Kikuzo II Visual is available.

The Asahi Shinbun Reduced-size Facsimile Edition "Image Database of Overseas Editions" consists of regional news distributed by Asahi Shinbun in East Asian countries under the Japanese occupation until the end of World War II. You can search the articles by publication date, and take a look at the entire regional news page while shrinking or enlarging the image. This is a vital resource for studies in the history of Japanese colonialism. 

 
Recording period
Although the date range varies by region, generally it spans from 1935 to 1945. 

・Taiwan   Feb 1935 - Sep 1944
    *Not Available: Jul 1935, Sep  1941 - Nov 1941 
・Korea    Feb 1935 - Aug 1945
    *Not Available: Jul 1935, Apr  1945 - Jun 1945
・China   Dec 1937 - Mar 1945    
・the Northeast, Chinese (Manchuria)  Feb 1935 - March 1945
    *Not Available: Jul 1935
 

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