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Using the Search by Content function
Select one of the content tabs on the left side to search an individual content. You can narrow down the search results with the publication date and other classifications on the search condition column. Please read "How to Use" of each content to learn how to operate.
Overview of each content
Articles 1985-
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You can search the full text of the Asahi Shimbun from 1985 to the present, some original articles in the Asahi Shimbun Digital (from May 2011), Shukan Asahi (from April 2001), and AERA (from its first issue in May 1988).
Digitized Archive -1999 Keyword Search
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Articles and advertisements of Asahi Shimbun in the Meiji/Taisho※, pre-war Showa※, post-war Showa, and Heisei (until November 1999) from the first issue of the Osaka Head Office edition in 1879 (Meiji 12) can be searched with keywords.
Digitized Archive -1999 Search by Date
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Pages of Asahi Shimbun published by Tokyo, Osaka, and other head offices in the Meiji and Taisho periods※, the pre-war Showa period※, the post-war Showa period, and the Heisei period (up to 1999) from the first issue in 1879 are searchable by the publication date.
Image Database of Regional Pages -1999※
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Contains "Overseas Editions" published from 1935 to 1945 in Taiwan, Korea, China, and former Manchuria (Northeast China). You can search articles by the publication date.
Overseas Editions 1935-1945※
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Contains "Overseas Editions" published from 1935 to 1945 in Taiwan, Korea, China, and former Manchuria (Northeast China). You can search articles by the publication date.
Contemporary Words
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Contains data from "Chiezo", a contemporary word dictionary. Includes more than 8,000 contemporary words.
English-language News Database※
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The database of news articles published in the "The International Herald Tribune/The Asahi Shimbun (the IHT/Asahi)", and "AJW (Asia & Japan Watch)" from April 2001.
Who's Who Database※
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A database of about 35,000 contemporary figures, mainly intellectuals from various fields.
Asahi Graph 1923-1956※
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Contains page images from approximately 2,000 issues of the magazine, from its first issue in 1923 to 1956.
Historical Photo Archive※
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Consists of more than 10,000 photographs mainly taken from before and after the Manchurian Incident to after the defeat in war.
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