English-language News Database
The Asahi Shimbun Company has just created a database of its English-language newspapers. You are able to perform a full-text search of articles published in the "The International Herald Tribune/The Asahi Shimbun (the IHT/Asahi)," and "AJW (Asia & Japan Watch)" dating back to April 2001.
In the screen to the right, click on an operational function you want to know more about to link to an explanation of it.
。レNote。ロ。。English-language News Database is optional contents for users of Kikuzo II Visual.
Source
Source
When you click "Source," a list shows media name and period that is included in the database.
Kikuzo ュカ English database contains full text database from 2001 to the present.
。ヲIHT/Asahi Shimbun (2001.4。チ2011.2) full text
・Asia & Japan Watch (2011.3〜Present) full text & photo/chart
Navigation
Navigation
You see a display of 4 genres, such as "Vox Populi"(天声人語), "Editorial" (社説), "3/11 Disaster" (東日本大震災), and "Cool Japan" (クール・ジャパン). By clicking each button, a list of articles will be displayed.
Search Terms
Search Terms
・When you have more than two keywords for a search, insert a space between the two words, then articles which contain those words will appear as the search result.
・It is not case sensitive.
・Please type using half-width characters.
Search
By clicking the button, a search will start. You could also hit the enter key on your keyboard.
Clear
By clicking the button, all requests you had made in the previous search will be all cleared.
Examples.
By clicking "Examples.," examples of logical operations using "AND", "OR", "NOT" will be displayed
If you enter: You find records that contain:
water air Both the word "water" and the word "air"
water AND air Both the word "water" and the word "air"
water OR air Either the word "water" or the word "air" or both words
water NOT air The word "water" but not the word "air"
・The priority of the search is NOT, AND, OR.
・You can use parenthesis to prioritize search terms.
Search terms entered inside parentheses are given higher priority than terms not in parentheses.
For example: (cool OR warm) AND biz
・Searching for phrases
To match an exact phrase, enclose the entire phrase in double quotes.
For example: "cool japan"
・Searching with a stemming algorithm
It is possible to search with a stemming algorithm. It is a function that it recognizes the stem of a word from a search word and searches including a conjugation and derivation form.
For example:
swim
swims
swimming
swimmer
Object of the Search
You could choose from "In Headline" "In Text" "Keyword." When the database editorial department deems it necessary, it adds keywords to the database.
Specify Date
Specify Date
You could specify the date of issue.
Examples.
From January 1, 2011 until December 31, 2011 From: 20110101 To: 20111231
January 31, 2011 only From: 20110131 To: 20110131
※You cannot search by only the date of issue. You have to enter a keyword or select "Category" or "Country."
Category
Category Search
You could choose from 13 categories, such as "Asia," "Business," and "Sports."
Country
Country Search
You could choose from countries, such as "Japan," "China," "South Korea," and "North Korea."
List
List
You could arrange the sequence of the headlines. The original setting is the oldest article to be shown on the top of the list. You could either choose the original setting or list the oldest headline available on the top of the list.
Electronic resources including articles and images of "Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries" are protected by Japanese copyright law and international treaty. Excluding the exceptional use of copyright and permitted use, articles and images of this database are expressly prohibited to copy, publish or distribute in any medium including uploading to the Internet, translation, adaptation, distribution or publication without permission. And also the use of materials which infringe the right of The Asahi Shimbun and any other party is prohibited. Check the following website for permitted uses and restrictions "Terms of Use - Copyright."
