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345 search results for “japan studies” in the Library website

• Japan Studies: General Subject Guide

  This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Japan studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab on…

• Japan Studies: Gender and Women's Studies

  Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan

• Japan Studies: Politics and International Relations

  Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Politics and International Relations of Japan

• Experience the Japan collections

  Old maps, beautifully coloured drawings, early photographs, rare books, and even a genuine love letter. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) holds an important and diverse Japan collection. From January through December 2026, we will organize various public activities around the Japan collections.

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  Aya Ezawa University Lecturer Modern Japanese Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hisashi Owada Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ethan Mark Senior University Lecturer Modern Japanese History

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anoma van der Veere Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ivo Smits Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maja Vodopivec Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

• ICAS Book Prize awarded at the Asian Studies conference in Kyoto, Japan News - 24 August 2021

  The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) is one of the most prestigious book awards in the field of Asian Studies. The prizes were awarded in Kyoto, Japan at the 2021 International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS). As the proud sponsor of the ICAS Book Prize, Leiden University Libraries/Asian Library congratulate…

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  Katarzyna Cwiertka Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• King brings Japanese Emperor to Leiden University News - 19 June 2026

  Amidst great interest from locals and visitors, Emperor Naruhito and King Willem-Alexander paid a visit to Leiden University on 18 June. In the Hortus botanicus they talked with students and researchers. ‘This visit emphasises our shared ambition.’

• Acquisition of oldest map of Dutch island Dejima in Japan News - 20 January 2026

  Houses, warehouses, wells, a mooring and even a stable. All of this can be seen on the oldest known map of the island of Dejima acquired by Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The map provides a highly detailed picture of a tiny living environment on the isolated island.

• Japanese Medical Histories

  Kiem-project Japanese Medical Histories

• International Studies

  This Subject Guide will provide you with an overview of useful databases and online resources available within and outside the University Library. This subject guide is your starting point, aiding you in finding sources for any research field within the field of International Studies and International…

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  Christopher Green University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Peter Verhagen Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ab de Jong Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Asian Library

  The Asian Library holds the largest collection on Indonesia worldwide, and some of the foremost collections on South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea.

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  Boudewijn Walraven Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Xiao Luo PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Haneen Omari University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maghiel van Crevel Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Henk Schulte Nordholt Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Francesca Rosati PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Steven Hagers PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Shirley Alexander PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Geoffrey Cain PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Angelika Koch-Low University Lecturer Premodern Japanese History and Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

• Asian Special Collections

  The Asian special collections comprise tens of thousands of rare books, thousands of manuscripts, maps, prints, drawings and photographs, and hundreds of archives.

• Searching for items in non-Latin script

  Leiden University Libraries hosts materials in hundreds of different languages, including many languages that are written in non-Latin scripts.

• Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University News - 17 May 2023

  Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.

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  Huei-Lan Hsiung PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Crewe Williams PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Amirardalan Emami

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Caroline Fernandes Caromano Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

• Japanese and Korean Special Collections

  The special collections from Japan and Korea are located at the central library building at Witte Singel, where it forms a part of the Asian Library.

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  Marat Markert Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• Chinese Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies

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  Judith Frishman Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Arie van der Kooij Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah Holma

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Kiyan Foroutan PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hélène Nut External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Shuqi Jia PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Irene Hadiprayitno University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jelle Bruning University Lecturer Middle Eastern Studies / Arabic

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Maria Riep PhD candidate