Complete British Foreign Office Files dealing with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan in this period. This resource is offered by Adam Matthew.
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Containing all 518 issues of the first graphic magazine published in Japan from 1889-1916, this is an excellent resource for research on the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho periods (1912-1926). This Japanese language magazine covered a variety of subjects including The Sino-Japanese War, The Russo-Japanese War, disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, in addition to fashion and popular culture.
Includes full text of official gazettes from the central and local government in Taiwan, such as Office of President, Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Judicial Yuan, etc.
This database includes Chinese census data at national and local levels from 1982 to 2010.
A government-sponsored open access journal database. Provides 1000+ important Chinese journals, including a complete run of 500+ titles. Please note that you need to create a free account with the site in order to access the full-text content.
Full-text Korean newspaper article database offering:
- Tonga ilbo東亞日報 = Dong-A ilbo : 1920-1999
- Kyŏnghyang sinmun 京鄕新聞 = Kyunghyang Shinmun : 1946-1999
- Maeil kyŏngje sinmun每日經濟新聞 = Maeil Business Newspaper : 1966-1999
- Han’gyŏre 한겨레 = The Hankyoreh : 1988-1999
- Tonga ilbo東亞日報 = Dong-A ilbo : 1920-1999
- Kyŏnghyang sinmun 京鄕新聞 = Kyunghyang Shinmun : 1946-1999
- Maeil kyŏngje sinmun每日經濟新聞 = Maeil Business Newspaper : 1966-1999
- Han’gyŏre 한겨레 = The Hankyoreh : 1988-1999
Developed by the National Central Library in Taiwan. Provides citations and some full texts of Chinese and Western-language journals primarily published in Taiwan and some in Hong Kong and Macau since 1970. Also includes some journals published prior to 1970.
Nikkei Telecom21 is the Japan's largest online database on business. Access to the database is limited to 1 user.
NK Pro (language: English) provides North Korea news, data analysis tools such as the North Korea Leadership Tracker, the North Korea Ship Tracker, the North Korea Aviation Tracker, Leading Indicator, and KCNA Watch.
Gateway to Chinese language journals of the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, including Chinese Medical Journal and Journal of the Chinese Medical Association.
Translations of the Peking Gazette Online is a comprehensive database of English-language renderings of official edicts and memorials from the Qing dynasty that cover China’s long nineteenth century from the Macartney Mission in 1793 to the abdication of the last emperor in 1912. As the mouthpiece of the government, the Peking Gazette 京報 is the authoritative source for information about the Manchu state and its Han subjects as they collectively grappled with imperial decline, re-engaged with the wider world, and began mapping the path to China’s contemporary rise.