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2023-11-28 31,000 items added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections

As of November 28, 2023, 31,000 items have been added to the National Diet Library Digital Collections, as detailed below.

Collection Number of additional items Availability
Books 12,000 On the premises at the NDL, some items available online
Rare Books and Old Materials 200 On the premises at the NDL, some items available online or via the NDL’s Digitized Contents Transmission Services
Doctoral Dissertations 9,000 On the premises at the NDL
Newspapers 3,100 On the premises at the NDL
Modern Japanese political history materials 2,000 Online, some items on the premises at the NDL
Materials on the Allied Occupation of Japan Records of the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands 1 On the premises at the NDL
Maps 460 On the premises at the NDL
Materials on Japanese emigration Periodicals 4,500 On the premises at the NDL

Items from the Books, the Rare Books and Old Materials and the Modern Japanese political history materials that have been confirmed to be either in the public domain or otherwise free of restrictions are available via the Internet. In addition, newly added volumes of the Rare Books and Old Materials that are already available via the Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries or for Individuals will also be available via the National Diet Library Digital Collections.

Please note that these materials do not appear in full-text search results.

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