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Access to various reference sources in Japan including Encyclopedia Nipponica, Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, Progressive Japanese-English/English-Japanese Dictionaries, Gendai Yogo No Kiso Chishiki, Nihon Jinmei Daijiten, recent issues of the Economist Japanese edition, and many more.
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Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese)
One of the largest Japanese language encyclopedias of historical topics on Japan.

The Kodansha bilingual encyclopedia of Japan = [taiyaku Nihon jiten]
Call Number: DS805 .K6323 1998
ISBN: 4770021305
Provides examples of natural Japanese in context. It includes sections covering all the diverse aspects of Japan from government and economy to traditional culture, lifestyle and sports as well as bilingual versions of important documents.
Kodansha's Furigana Japanese-English Dictionary: the Essential Dictionary for all Students of Japanese
Call Number: PL679 .K67 1995
ISBN: 4770019831
Selection of native Japanese words, kanji compounds, and foreign loanwords with precise and informative definitions. It offers expert guidance on points of grammar, meaning, pronunciation and punctuation with concise and insightful explanations.
Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary
Call Number: PL679 .K67 1996
ISBN: 4770020554
A comprehensive, communicative, and practical guide to using Japanese that shows the pronunciation of kanji with familiar and authentic kana script.
The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary: Based on the Revised Version of the Classic Edition by Andrew N. Nelson.
Call Number: PL679 .H354 1999
ISBN: 0804820376
Character entries now can be readily found through not only the primary radical, but any radical in the character.
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar [Nihongo kihon bunpō jiten] / Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui.
Call Number: PL533 .M25 1989
ISBN: 4789004546
Explains grammar in a way that is very easy to understand.
A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar 日本語文法辞典 [中級編] / Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsutsui.
Call Number: PL533 .M259 1995
ISBN: 4789007758
Explains grammar in a way that is very easy to understand.
Daikangorin / Kamada Tadashi, Yoneyama Toratarō cho. 大漢語林 / 鎌田正, 米山寅太著.
Call Number: PL677.5 .K356 1992
ISBN: 4469031542
One of the most comprehensive Kanji dictionaries.