National Diet Library
NDL's mobile phone website now available (Japanese)
You can access the page of information for visitors via mobile phone (Japanese); information such as opening hours, library holidays, access, and events are on the web.
New addition to the Digital Library of Children's Literature (Japanese)
293 titles added including Yoshio Toyoshima's first children's story collection "Yume no tamago" and "Jinza-don no kusatori" by Sunao Tokunaga, based on his childhood experiences. The digital library now offers 1,980 titles in total.
The 3rd Kaleidoscope of Books "Profiles of handsome characters" now available (Japanese)
The third Kaleidoscope of Books is "Profiles of handsome characters" in literature and performing arts including Kabuki of each period, and shows you the changing standards of good looks in Japan.
