The Newspaper Reading Room holds approximately 7,500 Japanese titles and 1,500 major foreign titles. Japanese titles include national papers, regional papers, trade papers, and sports papers. These newspapers may be kept as bound volumes, reduced editions, photo-reproduced editions, or as microfilm reels or microfiches.
Also available are newspaper clippings by NDL, major domestic paper articles filed by classification from 1948 to 1992.
Reference materials on newspapers are provided in the reference corner in the room.

• NDL photoduplication service

Official gazettes and announcements

• Parliamentary Documents and Official Publications Room

Newspapers designated as semi-rare books

• Rare Books and Old Materials Room

Serials similar to newspapers but treated as journals in NDL

• Periodicals counter

Newspapers which were after-compiled at the time of reproduction

• Book counter

Annuals issued by newspaper companies or annual collections of thematic books gathering newspaper articles

• Humanities Room
• Business, Science and Technology Room

Newspapers in Asian languages

• Asian Resources Room of the Kansai-kan

(current issues of some 20 titles of the most popular Asian newspapers are also held in the Newspaper Reading Room. For more details, ask at the Reference Desk or search on NDL Asian Language Materials OPAC).

1. Before approaching the National Diet Library, you are encouraged to contact your local library first. In many cases, these libraries have what you want.
   
2. Materials on open shelves are free-access. However, most of our collection is in closed stacks. Complete a call-slip (title, year, month, etc.) and submit it at the counter.
   
3. Materials already microfilmed are available only in microform, to preserve the originals.
   
4. Materials are to be used only in the room except when taken to the photoduplication counter.