UBC Japanese Library Resources Blog

Classic Movies
Akai satsui (赤い殺意)
Akibiyori (秋日和)
Ichiban utsukushiku (一番美しく)
Umarete wa mita keredo (生れてはみたけれど)
Kikujirō no natsu (菊次郎の夏)
Sugata Sanshirō (姿三四郎)
Nippon konchūki （にっぽん昆虫記）
Nihon shunka kō （日本春歌考）
Majo no takkyūbin (魔女の宅急便)

Current Movies
Tasogare Seibei (たそがれ清兵衛)
Dare mo shiranai (だれもしらない)
Hasshu! （ハッシュ! ）
Hula girls (フラガール)
Metoro ni notte (地下鉄に乗って)

I am happy to announce that we have just purchased over 120 Japanese-language e-books from netLibrary. To access this collection, please go to the netLibrary information page (after logging into your myVPN if accessing from home), and click on “via the web”.

How can you search inside the e-books? Simply enter your Japanese search term(s) in the search box and choose “Japanese” from the drop-down menu to the right.

You can also browse for Japanese e-books by doing the following:

1. Choose “e-books” from the “In our collection” section to the far right of the home page.



2. Limit by “Japanese”

(note: you may need to reset this limit if you click on “next page”)

Here are some of the titles that we recently acquired at Asian Library:

Literature for Language Learners
Irasuto koten zen’yaku (イラスト古典全訳枕草子)
Kimi ga mitsukeru monogatari: Jūdai no tame no shinmeisaku
(きみが見つける物語 : 十代のための新名作)
10-pun de yomeru meisaku – grades 1 to 6 (10分で読める名作)
Rōdoku “bungaku no shizuku” (朗読「文学のしずく」)

Ghost and Mystery Stories
Edo kaii kisō bungei taikei (江戸怪異綺想文芸大系)
Purofuiru: tantei to ryōki (ぷろふいる : 探偵と猟奇)

Here are some of the titles that we recently acquired at Asian Library:

Fine Arts
Nihon ayatsuri ningyoshi (日本操り人形史)
Rinpa (琳派)

Language
Shigoto no Nihongo (しごとの日本語)
Watakushitachi to keigo (私たちと敬語)

Literature
1Q84 by MURAKAMI Haruki (1Q84 / 村上春樹)
Ise monogatari: sozo to henyo (伊勢物語 : 創造と変容)
Yumeno Kyusaku (夢野久作)

Religious Studies
Tendaishu zensho (天台宗全書)

History
Kibi dango (驥尾團子)
Mangaban Nihon no rekishi (漫画版日本の歴史)

DVDs
Kyoto Gionmatsuri (京都祗園祭)
Gekido no kiroku (激怒の記録)
Dokyumento Taiheiyo Senso (ドキュメント太平洋戦争)
Nihongo de kuraso (にほんごでくらそう)
Nishi no Majo ga shinda (西の魔女が死んだ)
Maiko haaaan!!! (舞妓 haaaan!!!)

Thanks to the efforts of the Library Systems Department, the Asian Library has a new Japanese-language CD/DVD-Rom station. CD-Roms currently in the collection include Heian jidaishi jiten (平安時代史事典) and Konjaku mojikyo (今昔文字鏡). The station is located on the main floor of the library, and is capable of playing Region 2 DVDs, for those who would like to view Asian Library’s Region 2 movies (released in Japan).

Here are some of our new titles for the month of November.

Art
Ukiyoe daijiten (浮世絵大事典)

Shashin kiroku Nihon kokokushi (写真記録日本広告史)

Senso to hyosho/bijutsu 20-seiki igo (戦争と表象/美術 : 20世紀以後)

History
“Shinsen” oie sodo (「新選」御家騒動)

Shashin kiroku Nihon bunkashi (写真記録日本文化史)

Nihon kinsei seikatsu ebiki (日本近世生活絵引)

Language & Literature
A dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar (日本語文法辞典 上級編)

Meiji josei bungakuron (明治女性文学論)

Manga
Gendai manga no bokenshatachi (現代マンガの冒険者たち)

Social Sciences
Nihon joseishi sosho Meiji Taishoki (日本女性史叢書 明治大正期)

Bunken senshu kindai Nihon no reigi saho (文献選集近代日本の礼儀作法)

Check out the following newly-received material at Asian Library.

Fine & Performing Arts
Edo kaiga nyumon (江戸絵画入門)

Edo monʾyo zufu (江戸文様図譜)

Kojin korekushon bijutsukan hakubutsukan jiten (個人コレクション美術館博物館事典)

Jidai kimono (時代きもの)

Nihon geino jiten (日本芸能事典)

Bijutsu hihyo to sengo bijutsu (美術批評と戦後美術)

History
Urabe nikki, Tomita memo de yomu ningen Showa Tenno (卜部日記・富田メモで読む人間・昭和天皇)

Edo no kosodate tokuhon (江戸の子育て」読本)

Todofukenbetsu seishi kamon daijiten (都道府県別姓氏家紋大事典)

Heiankyo toshi shakaishi no kenkyu (平安京都市社会史の研究)

Ritsuryo kokkashi no kenkyu (律令国家史の研究)

Language & Literature
Koisuru monogatari no homosekushuariti (恋する物語のホモセクシュアリティ)

Kotoba to jenda no miraizu (ことばとジェンダーの未来図)

Shinbun shosetsu no jidai (新聞小説の時代)

Fukugo joshi ga kore de wakaru (複合助詞がこれでわかる)

Heian kizoku no yume bunseki (平安貴族の夢分析)

Yomihon jiten: Edo no denki shosetsu (読本事典 : 江戸の伝奇小説)

Religion
Kannon jodo ni funadashita hitobito (観音浄土に船出した人びと)

Sanboe o yomu (三宝絵を読む)

Nihon chusei no Bukkyo to Higashi Ajia (日本中世の仏教と東アジア)

This month I thought I’d feature the following DVDs that we recently received at the library.
Our new DVD area is on the main floor of the library, right beside the circulation desk.

Documentaries
Koto Kyoto no bunkazai (古都京都の文化財)
Koto Nara no bunkazai (古都奈良の文化財)
Meiji (明治)
Yomigaeru Genji Monogatari emaki (よみがえる源氏物語絵巻)

Feature Films
Eiji (エイジ)
DVD | book

Tokyo tawa : Okan to boku to, tokidoki, Oton
(東京タワー : オカンとボクと, 時々, オトン)
DVD | book

Tonari no 801-chan (となりの801ちゃん)
DVD | book

Bizan (眉山)
DVD | book

Anime
Appleseed (アップルシード)
Gunslinger Girl (ガンスリンガー・ガール)
Kokaku kidotai (攻殻機動隊)

Here are some of the recently received Japanese titles at Asian Library. For more new titles by subject, go to the Japanese Studies Resources page under “New Japanese Materials”.

Customs
Kankon sosai mana jiten (冠婚葬祭マナー事典)

Irasuto de wakaru kankon sosai no shinjiten （イラストでわかる冠婚葬祭の新事典）

History
Zusetsu Nihonto taizen (図説・日本刀大全―決定版)

Nihon shi 1000-nin (日本史1000人)

Chusei buke keizu no shiryoron (中世武家系図の史料論)

Language & Literature
Erin ga chosen! Nihongo dekimasu (エリンが挑戦! にほんごできます) [includes DVD]

Kanken kako mondaishu (漢検過去問題集)

Tomii no kobun dokkai o hajime kara teinei ni (富井の古文読解をはじめからていねいに)

Nihon SF zenshu sokaisetsu (日本SF全集・総解説)

Social Science
Kindai Nihon no sekushuariti (近代日本のセクシュアリティ) [set]

Saishin jinko gensho shakai no kihon to shikumi ga yoku wakaru hon
(最新人口減少社会の基本と仕組みがよーくわかる本)

Yujo no shakaishi (遊女の社会史)

Yes, it’s true. We now have Japanese-language video games at the Asian Library.

The equipment (consoles) and games are available for 3-day loans. You can browse the game booklets in the reserve area, or click here to see the list of games.