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CrossAsia

A broad se­lec­tion of re­sources on Ja­pan and China, in­clud­ing news­pa­pers, magazines and data­bases cov­er­ing polit­ic­al, so­cial and eco­nom­ic con­di­tions.

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Facts

Coverage
Japan and China
Access
On campus + remote access
Provider
No­BAS (Nor­d­ic Balt­ic As­so­ci­ation for Asi­an Stud­ies)
Subjects
Economics Macroeconomics Society Politics

Know­ledge about Ja­pan and China

What is CrossAsia?

CrossAsia is a digital platform developed by the German National Library for Asian Studies (NOBAS). It provides access to a wide range of scholarly resources on Asia. The platform brings together databases, e-books, journals, reference works and statistical sources focusing on East, South and Southeast Asia. The library, however, only provides access to selected resources on China and Japan.

When is CrossAsia useful?

CrossAsia can be used to find academic literature, historical documents and data on for example, politics, economics, culture, languages, religion and social developments in Japan and China.

 

Content available in CrossAsia from 2026

You can access newspapers and newspaper archives, journals and databases that cover political, social and economic conditions in Japan and China. Access is limited to selected content on the CrossAsia portal (xasia).

Chinese sources

  • China Academic Journals (for 3 samtidige brugere)
  • China Core Newspapers
  • China Statistical Yearbook Database/China Data Insights
  • CNKI National Population Census of China
  • People's Daily (Renminwang/Oriprobe)
  • Airiti TEPS
  • Airiti Library Chinese electronic theses and dissertations service
  • LawInfoChina

Japanese sources

  • Yomidasu Yomiuri Database Service
  • Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search
  • Japan Times Archives