Japanese Language and Literature: Finding Japanese Articles JStor Asian Studies Comprehensive archives of important scholarly journal literature. Nexis Uni Full text newspapers and magazines including the Japan Times, Daily Yomiuri, Daily Mainichi.17 nov 2021
What is the main Japanese newspaper?
The five leading national daily newspapers in Japan are the Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, the Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun and the Nikkei Shimbun. The first two are generally considered liberal/left leaning while the latter three are considered conservative/right leaning.
Are Japanese newspapers in kanji?
Below is an extract from a typical newspaper in Japan. Virtually everything is written using kanji, apart from the occasional hiragana and katakana. And below is a list of the Jouyou kanji that you are going to have to memorise to be able to read a newspaper.