Research Guides: *Japanese: News Sources

English language news

The Japan News (1989-present)
The Yomiuri Shimbun's English language content is available under The Japan News tab. Also available in Global Newsstream (2012-present) and on the official site.
The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
Major news site by Asahi Shimbun, English language. AJW is a subscription-based website. Non-subscribers are allowed to access 10 full articles for free per month.
Nikkei Asian Review
Major newspaper focusing on economics, English language site.
The Japan Times
Daily news and features on Japan from the most widely read English-language newspaper in Japan

Yomidas (1874-present) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. Meiji, Taisho & Showa Eras (1874-1989) includes scans of print layout, Heisei & Reiwa Eras (1986-) includes transcribed text, and The Japan News (1989-) searches English language version. Limited to 3 simultaneous users.

Yomiuri Online (Japanese Site)
Major news site by The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japanese language.
NHK Web News Easy
Japanese language news agency, hosted by public broadcasting station NHK.
Asahi Shimbun
Major news site by Asahi Shimbun, Japanese language site.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
Major newspaper focusing on economics, Japanese language.