Japan

Where to look for information about Japanese language and culture.

IN THE LIBRARY

 (NB: other areas may also have relevant material)

 Japanese Corner

All materials in Japanese are in this room, including:

Fiction,
Manga,
Non-fiction,
Careers 

Non-Fiction collection

DS800 - Japan, travel in Japan

DS821 - Japanese culture

DS835 - Japanese history

JQ1611 - Japanese politics

JZ1745- Japanese foreign relations

N7350 - Japanese art

PL500 - Japanese language

PL535 - Learning Japanese

PL677 - Written Japanese

PL701 - Japanese literature (poetry, fiction, drama)

PN2921 - Japanese theatre

PN6790 - Manga and anime art, history, & criticism

 

Periodicals 

English language magazines

Asian Geographic 

Asia Pacific Review 

New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies 

Asia Pacific Viewpoint  

Graphic novels

Includes English translations of Japanese manga. Some manga are also held in the original Japanese (see the Japanese Corner).