These former AsiaPortal databases can now be used through CrossAsia Nordic and Baltic Libraries Page:
(These work inside Univ. Helsinki network or off-campus with EduVPN (in EduVPN choose Allroute, since Split-tunnel does not work for library databases). 

• Japan Times Archives
• Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search
• Yomidasu Rekishikan (Yomiuri Shimbun)

These will not be in use after 28.12.2023:

• JapanKnowledge.
• Nikkei Telecom21 (AsiaPortal).
• Asian Newspapers (included some newspapers and magazines like Mainichi Shinbun)

The Japan section in Asian Studies Subject Guide introduces you to noteworthy journals, new electronic and printed books and licensed and open access databases related to Japan Studies. 

View from Fukuzenji Temple, Tomonoura, Japan. Photo by Pekka Karhula

These work inside Univ. Helsinki network or off-campus with EduVPN (in EduVPN choose Allroute). 

Kinoden collection has 18 books in Japanese available (as of 11.11.2025). Click button 検索 to see them.
These work inside Univ. Helsinki network or off-campus with EduVPN (in EduVPN choose Allroute). 

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