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Complete Japanese Encyclopedia (Encyclopedia Nipponica)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Sekai Daihyakkajiten (Heibonsha’s World Encyclopedia)：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
Encyclopedia of Japan：Kodansha Ltd.
Digital Dai-ji-sen Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Unabridged Dictionary of the Japanese Language：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Iwanami Dictionary of the Japanese Language：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Dictionary of Contemporary Japanese with Example Sentences：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shinsen Kanwa Jiten, web edition (Chinese-Japanese Character Dictionary)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Dai Kanwa Jiten (Great Chinese-Japanese Character Dictionary)：TAISHUKAN Publishing Co., Ltd.
Ji-tsu (Great Dictionary of Chinese Characters)：Shirakawa Shizuka／Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
Kadokawa Ruigo Shinjiten (New Kadokawa Thesaurus)：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Dictionary of Synonyms in Japanese：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Kojizokushin Kotowaza Daijiten (Great Dictionary of Tradition and Proverbs)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Kadokawa Kogo Daijiten (The Great Dictionary of Archaic Japanese)：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Shogakukan Zenbunzenyaku Kogojiten (Unabridged Ancient Japanese Dictionary)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Dictionary of Japanese Counting Words：Iida Asako／SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Nihon Hogen Daijiten (The Comprehensive Dictionary of Dialects in Japan)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Nihon no Saijiki (Compendium of Japanese Seasonal Words)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Encyclopedia of Japanese History：Yoshikawa Kobunkan
Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Place Names：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
Shinpan Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
A User-Friendly Timeline of Japanese History (with furigana)：Yoshikawa Kobunkan
Kojiruien (Encyclopedia of Historical Japanese Documents)：International Research Center for Japanese Studies “Kojiruien Page Search System”
Edo Meisho Zue (Famous Places in Edo)：YUMANI SHOBO, Publishers Inc.／Chikumashobo Ltd.
Maps of Japan: Blank Outline Maps：Heibonsha Cartographic Publishing Co., Ltd.
Maps of the World: Blank Outline Maps：Heibonsha Cartographic Publishing Co., Ltd.
Maps of Japan: Thematic Map Edition：Heibonsha Cartographic Publishing Co., Ltd.
Maps of the World: Thematic Map Edition：Heibonsha Cartographic Publishing Co., Ltd.
Shogakukan Edition Educational Manga: Japanese History for Schools：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Edition Educational Manga: World History：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Random House English-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Progressive English-Japanese Dictionary (5th Edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary (4th edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Compass Rose English-Japanese Dictionary：Kenkyusha Co., Ltd.
Compass Rose Dictionary for Practical Writing in English：Kenkyusha Co., Ltd.
Junior Progressive English-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Junior Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Collins COBUILD Dictionary of English, English/Japanese Digital Edition：HarperCollins Publishers
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (10th edition)：Oxford University Press
Shogakukan-Oxford English-Japanese Collocations Dictionary for students of English：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan-Oxford English-Japanese Learner's Thesaurus：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
English-Japanese Dictionary of Physical Sciences：Kenkyusha Co., Ltd.
English-Japanese Dictionary of Medical Science：Kenkyusha Co., Ltd.
Unno's Real English Dictionary V6：Project Pothos Corporation
Shogakukan Progressive Business English Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
SPED Science and Technology English-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Genius Comprehensive English：TAISHUKAN Publishing Co., Ltd.
Shogakukan Grand German-Japanese Dictionary (2nd Edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Robert Grand French-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Spanish-Japanese Dictionary (2nd Edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Japanese-Spanish Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Italian-Japanese Dictionary (2nd Edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Shogakukan Japanese-Italian Dictionary (2nd Edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Lexicon Latino-Japonicum Dictionary：Kenkyusha Co., Ltd.
Pocket Progressive German-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Japanese-German Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive French-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Japanese-French Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Spanish-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Japanese-Spanish Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Italian-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Japanese-Italian Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Chinese-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Japanese-Chinese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Korean-Japanese Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Pocket Progressive Japanese-Korean Dictionary：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Words：JIYUKOKUMINSHA
Nikkei Keywords：Nikkei HR, Inc
Encyclopedia of Latest News：Kyodo News
Kaisha Shikiho：TOYO KEIZAI Inc.
Digital Dai-ji-sen Plus：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Toshokan Johogaku Yogojiten 5th Edition (Dictionary of Library and Information Science Terms)：Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd.
The Biographical Dictionary of Japan：Kodansha Ltd.
Iwanami Great World Biographical Dictionary：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Great Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature, Revised and Expanded Digital Edition：The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature
The Shueisha Dictionary of World Literature：SHUEISHA Inc.
Dictionary of Japanese Fictional and Legendary Characters (New Edition)：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
The Noh and Kyogen Dictionary (New Edition)：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
The Kabuki Dictionary (New Edition)：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
Color Handbook of the Japanese Language：TAISHUKAN Publishing Co., Ltd.
Yuhikaku Dictionary of Psychology：YUHIKAKU PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
Reibun Bukkyogo Daijiten (Unabridged Dictionary of Buddhist Terms with Example Texts)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Bibliography of Japanese Biographies：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
Linkage with the National Institute of Japanese Literature “Union Catalogue Database of Japanese Texts”：National Institute of Japanese Literature
Iwanami Dictionary of Mathematics (4th Edition)：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Asakura Dictionary of Mathematics：Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.
Obunsha Dictionary of High School Mathematical Solutions, 9th edition (Digital Revised Edition)：Obunsha Co., Ltd.
Obunsha Dictionary of Physics：Obunsha Co., Ltd.
Digital Dictionary of Chemistry (2nd Edition)：Morikita Publishing Co., Ltd.
Obunsha Dictionary of Chemistry：Obunsha Co., Ltd.
Iwanami Dictionary of Biology (5th edition)：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Obunsha Dictionary of Biology, 5th revised edition：Obunsha Co., Ltd.
Earth Science Lexicon：Obunsha Co., Ltd.
Encyclopedia of the Limits of Human Tolerance and Adaptation：Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.
Dictionary of Laws of Natural Science：Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.
COLOR GUIDE Tables of Food Composition，based on the STANDARD TABLES OF FOOD COMPOSITION IN JAPAN - 2020 - (Eighth Revised Version)：TAISHUKAN Publishing Co., Ltd.
Dictionary of Legal Terms (5th Edition)：YUHIKAKU PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
Yuhikaku's Statutes and Precedents for Professionals：YUHIKAKU PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
Japan Statistical Yearbook：Japan Statistical Association
Historical Statistics of Japan：Japan Statistical Association
Nihon Kokusei Zue (Graphs and Tables of Japan National Census)：The Tsuneta Yano Memorial Society
Sekai Kokusei Zue (Graphs and Tables of Global Census)：The Tsuneta Yano Memorial Society
Tokei de Miru Nihon (Major Statistics of Japan)：Japan Statistical Association
Weekly Economist：Mainichi Shimbun Publishing Inc.
Bungeishunju Opinion: 100 Discussion Points：Bungeishunju Ltd.
Newsweek Japan：CCC Media House
Useful Information for Life in Japan in the Heisei Era：JIYUKOKUMINSHA
Toyo Bunko (The Eastern Library Series)：Heibonsha Limited, Publishers
The Complete Collection of Japanese Classical Literature (New Edition)：SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Meiji Bungaku Zenshu (The Complete Works of Meiji Literature)：Chikumashobo Ltd.
Collection ≪Que sais-je?≫ Best Selections：Hakusuisha Publishing Co., Ltd.
Shinpen Kokka Taikan：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Shinshaku Kambun Taikei (New Commentaries on Chinese Classics)：MEIJI SHOIN
Iwanami Shinsho Pocket Paperbacks: A Selection of 100 Titles：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Iwanami Shinsho Junior Pocket Paperbacks: A Selection of 100 Titles：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Iwanami Science Library: A Selection of 100 Titles：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Iwanami Booklets: A Selection of 100 Titles：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Bluebacks: A Selection of 100 Titles：Kodansha Ltd.
Chikuma’s Primer Pocket Paperbacks: A Selection of 100 Titles：Chikumashobo Ltd.
Iwanami Junior Start Books：Iwanami Shoten, Publishers
Chikuma’s Q-books: Question to Quest：Chikumashobo Ltd.
Kadokawa Sophia Bunko Paperbacks: A Selection of 100 Classics：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Kadokawa Sophia Bunko Paperbacks Beginner’s Classics: A Selection of 90 Classics：KADOKAWA CORPORATION

JKBooks JapanKnowledge Digital Book Platform

The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature：The Museum of Modern Japanese Literature／Yagi Shoten
Fuzoku Gaho：YUMANI SHOBO, Publishers Inc.
Gunsho Ruiju series：Yagi Shoten
Bijutsu Shinpo：Yagi Shoten
Toyo Keizai Shimpo／Weekly Toyo Keizai Digital Archives：TOYO KEIZAI Inc.
Kobunso Taika Koshomoku：Yagi Shoten
Jinbutsu Sosho (Japanese Biography Series)：Yoshikawa Kobunkan
The ORIENTAL ECONOMIST Digital Archives：TOYO KEIZAI Inc.
Kamakura Ibun (Collection of Historical Materials of the Kamakura Period)：Tokyodo Shuppan Co. Ltd.
Bungeishunju Archives：Bungeishunju Ltd.
Shintei Zoho Kokushi Taikei (Compendium of Japanese History, newly revised and enlarged edition)：Yoshikawa Kobunkan
Tenno Kozoku Jitsuroku (Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family)：YUMANI SHOBO, Publishers Inc.
Shiryo Sanshu (Collected Historical Materials)：Yagi Shoten
Heian Ibun (Collection of Historical Materials of the Heian Period)：Tokyodo Shuppan Co. Ltd.

JapanKnowledge School Digital Book Viewer

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Display of Map Data

Maps of Japan: Thematic Map Edition and Maps of the World: Thematic Map Edition use the library to display map data.

Extended Characters

To display extended characters, some of JapanKnowledge contents uses “IPAmj Mincho Font” data, one of the achievements of “IPA Character Information Infrastructure*1, *2),” or its format-converted characters.

*1) “IPA Character Information Infrastructure” was a project by IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency) to organize and further the international standardization of the approximately 60,000 Chinese characters used in administrative work, in which it is necessary to display personal names, etc. accurately. IPA made the character fonts it devised and the character data available table free of charge. Please see here for details of the project.
*2) IPA Character Information Infrastructure was entrusted and transferred to the Character Information Technology Promotion Council (CITPC) in August 2020. Please see here for the Character Information Infrastructure Upgrading Project.

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Kadokawa Kogo Daijiten (The Great Dictionary of Archaic Japanese)：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Shinpan Kadokawa Nihon Chimei Daijiten：KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Shinpen Kokka Taikan：KADOKAWA CORPORATION

In addition, the following contents use the Konjaku Mojikyo to display extended characters.

Kojiruien (Encyclopedia of Historical Japanese Documents)：International Research Center for Japanese Studies “Kojiruien Page Search System”)
Mojikyo Institute

AINet Technology Co., Ltd.

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