Japanese studies

Scope: The Japanese collection is one of the oldest Asian collections at the Sir Louis Matheson Library. The focus of the collection has been on the history of modern Japan and contemporary Japanese society; economics, politics, women’s studies, popular culture, music, literature, language and linguistics. Japanese language books, journals and newspapers are kept in the Asian Studies Research Collection. Audio-visual materials (microforms, language kits and videos) in both Japanese and English are kept in the Music and Multimedia Collection. English language materials relating to Japanese studies are spread throughout the library. Teaching materials for Japanese language, textbooks for Japanese language, Japanese picture books etc. are kept in the Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education (MCJLE) Collection.

Related pages: Asian Studies Research Collection, Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education Collection (Matheson Library), Comparative literature and cultural studies

Contact librarian: Ayako Hatta (Matheson Library)

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