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  1. NUDB Westlaw Japan (Thomson Reuters)

    2. A legal resource database that includes laws, judicial precedents, and articles. * User manual is available on the top page.

  2. NUDB D1-Law.com (Dai-ichi Hoki)【Concurrent 1, On-Campus Only】

    3. A legal resource database that includes laws, judicial precedents (including those independently collected by Dai-ichi Hoki), and articles. Available for use inside the Law Library. Please inquire at the service desk. * User manual is available on the top page.

  3. NUDB 官報情報検索サービス (National Printing Bureau)【Concurrent 1, On-Campus Only】

    4. The contents of the Official Gazette are provided as text and images. Available for use inside the Law Library and Central Library. Please inquire at the service desk.

  4. DB 官報 (Cabinet Office)

    5. The coverage range is narrower than the "官報情報検索サービス", but it can be used for free. [Details] Print materials are held on the 1st floor of the Central Library. [OPAC]

  5. DB 官報目次検索 (Official Gazette Co-Operation of Japan)

    6. You can search the table of contents of the Official Gazette from June 3, 1996.

  6. DB e-Gov法令検索 (Digital Agency)

    7. You can search and browse Japanese laws. For data from April 2017, you can also browse the amendment history. There is also a feature for displaying comparison between old and new versions. [Details]

  7. DB 日本法令索引 (National Diet Library)

    8. You can search information such as of enactment, revision or abolition of laws and regulations including ordinances enacted after the formulation of official documents (Kobunshiki), in February 1886 (Meiji 19).[Details]

  8. DB 日本法令索引〔明治前期編〕 (National Diet Library)

    9. You can search index information of laws and regulations enacted since the restoration of government to the crown (Taisei Hokan) in October 1867 (Keio 3) to promulgation of Kobunshiki in February 1886 (Meiji 19). [Details]

  9. NUDB Super法令Web (GYOSEI)

    10. A legal database based on the collection of laws "現行日本法規". The database includes the constitution, laws, government orders, ministerial ordinances, regulations, rules, notifications, treaties, and other current laws. * User manual is available on the top page.

  10. DB Japanese Law Translation (Ministry of Justice)

    11. You can search for English translations of Japanese laws. [Details]


    Search for Japanese Judicial Precedents

  11. NUDB Westlaw Japan (Thomson Reuters)

    12. A legal resource database that includes laws, judicial precedents, and articles. * User manual is available on the top page.

  12. NUDB D1-Law.com (Dai-ichi Hoki)【Concurrent 1, On-Campus Only】

    13. A legal resource database that includes laws, judicial precedents (including those independently collected by Dai-ichi Hoki), and articles. Available for use inside the Law Library. Please inquire at the service desk. * User manual is available on the top page.

  13. NUDB LEX/DBインターネット (TKC Corporation)【Concurrent 10】

    14. Includes published judicial precedents from the 8th year of the Meiji era. "新・判例解説Watch" is also available for use. [Details]

  14. NUDB 新・判例解説Watch (TKC Corporation)【Concurrent 10】

    15. You can search and view case commentaries published in the "Hougaku Seminar" supplement "新・判例解説Watch" -which provides explanations of notable and important court rulings within three months of their release, organized by 16 legal fields--as well as pre-publication commentaries from the "新・判例解説Watch Web版". Relevant cases include links to "LEX/DBインターネット".

  15. NUDB 公的判例集データベース (TKC Corporation)【Concurrent 10】

    16. You can search and browse all 24 official judicial precedents collections. It is possible to view the original judicial precedents in PDF format.

  16. NUDBLLI判例秘書 (LIC)【Concurrent 3, On-Campus Only】

    17. It contains the full text of major legal journals from the first issue. Available for use inside the Law Library. [Details]

  17. DB 裁判例検索 (Supreme Court of Japan)

    18. It contains the full texts of major court decisions from the Supreme Court, High Courts, Lower Courts, administrative cases, labor cases, and intellectual property cases. [Details]

  18. DB 裁判例データベース（明治・大正編） (Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University)

    19. Full-text database of "Daishinin Hanketsuroku (大審院判決録)" and "The Legal News (法律新聞)", etc.


    Search for Legal Literature

  19. NUDBLLI判例秘書 (LIC)【Concurrent 3, On-Campus Only】

    20. It contains the full text of major legal journals from the first issue. Available for use inside the Law Library. [Details]

  20. NUDB 法律文献総合INDEX (Nippon Hyoronsha, TKC Corporation)【Concurrent 10】

    21. A database that contains bibliographic information and case commentaries published in "The Horitsu Jiho", covering issues from the first issue (1929) up to about 40 days before the latest issue. The full text is not included.

  21. NUDB 法学紀要データベース (TKC Corporation)【Concurrent 10】

    22. A university-participating legal KIYO article database. For journals marked with "PDF", the full text is available.

  22. NUDB 法律時報 (Nippon Hyoronsha)【Concurrent 5】

    23. You can search and browse articles, papers, and case commentaries in the "Horitsu Jiho (法律時報)". If you want to narrow your search to case commentaries, click "判例評釈等検索" at the top center of the screen.

  23. NUDB 学界回顧 (Nippon Hyoronsha)【Concurrent 5】

    24. You can search and browse articles featured in the "学界回顧" section of the "Horitsu Jiho (法律時報)" (published annually on December 1st).

  24. NUDB 判例回顧と展望 (Nippon Hyoronsha)【Concurrent 5】

    25. You can search and browse articles published as the "判例回顧と展望" special issue of the "Horitsu Jiho (法律時報)".

  25. NUDB JapanKnowledge Lib (NetAdvance)【Concurrent 5】

    26. You can use a "法律用語辞典" and "判例六法".

  26. DB 『法律新聞』データベース (Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University)

    27. You can search full-text on issues 1 to 92 of the "The Legal News (法律新聞)" (from September 24, 1900, to June 23, 1902).


    Search for Parliamentary/Official Documents

  27. NUDB 官報情報検索サービス (National Printing Bureau)【Concurrent 1, On-Campus Only】

    28. The contents of the Official Gazette are provided as text and images. Available for use inside the Law Library and Central Library. Please inquire at the service desk.

  28. DB 官報 (Cabinet Office)

    29. The coverage range is narrower than the "官報情報検索サービス", but it can be used for free. [Details] Print materials are held on the 1st floor of the Central Library. [OPAC]

  29. DB 官報目次検索 (Official Gazette Co-Operation of Japan)

    30. You can search the table of contents of the Official Gazette from June 3, 1996.

  30. DB 国会会議録検索システム (National Diet Library)

    31. You can search and browse the transcripts of plenary sessions and committee meetings since the First Diet Session (May 1947) in text or image format. [Details]

  31. DB 帝国議会会議録検索システム (National Diet Library)

    32. You can search and briwse the proceedings (transcripts) of all sessions of the Imperial Diet (from November 1890 to March 1947). [Details]

  32. DB e-Gov Portal (Digital Agency)

    33. Official web portal of Government of Japan. Information on administrative services and policies is organized by field. [Details]

  33. DB 日本法令索引 (National Diet Library)

    34. You can search information such as of enactment, revision or abolition of laws and regulations including ordinances enacted after the formulation of official documents (Kobunshiki), in February 1886 (Meiji 19).[Details]

  34. DB 日本法令索引〔明治前期編〕 (National Diet Library)

    35. You can search index information of laws and regulations enacted since the restoration of government to the crown (Taisei Hokan) in October 1867 (Keio 3) to promulgation of Kobunshiki in February 1886 (Meiji 19). [Details]

  35. DB e-Stat (National Statistics Center)

    36. A official statistics portal site where you can view statistical data published by various ministries and agencies. [Details]


    Search for Foreign Legal Resource

  36. NUDB Westlaw Next (Thomson Reuters)

    37. An online legal resource database focusing mainly on American law.

  37. NUDB Hein Online 【Members of Law Only】

    38. You can search and browse a wide range of legal resource, including full texts of major journals and reviews, U.S. government materials, laws, and judicial precedents. [Details]

  38. NUDB beck online （Beck）【On-Campus Only】

    39. A legal resource database by the German legal publisher Beck. You can search magazines, books, laws, case precedents, forms, etc. Full texts are also available for subscribed titles. * User manual is available on the login page.

  39. NUDB JURIS Online (N-Online)【On-Campus Only】

    40. You can search and browse a laws and judicial precedents from Germany and the EU. * User manual is available on the login page.


    How to Search

  40. DB Research Navi: Political Science, Law, Public Administration (National Diet Library)

    41. This is a research guide created by the National Diet Library.

  41. DB Japan History Information Studies (Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University)

    42. Full-text database of "Daishinin Hanketsuroku (大審院判決録)" and "The Legal News (法律新聞)", etc.

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