The list of Reliable Japanese sources I use:
Notes
- Never or rarely use Japanese sources in controversial issues related to Japan in WWII.
- Some of the following publications are presumed to be reliable without a proper discussion because they are a) mass-media conglomerates or b) owned by a reliable source.
News
National
This sources listed deals primarily national news
| Name and link | Available in English? | Notes | Discussions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainichi Shimbun | Yes | ||
| NHK | Yes | NHK is the Japanese public broadcaster. Be careful about the using in articles related to Japanese politics. Including NHK world | |
| The Asahi Shimbun | Yes | The Asahi Shimbun is consider to be a left-leaning newspaper. This includes All-Nippon News Network (ANN). Some Japanese articles are paywalled | |
| Yomiuri Shimbun | Yes | The Japan News is the English version of this newspaper. Also owned Nippon TV including Nippon News Network. Considered to be right-leaning newspaper | |
| The Nikkei | Yes | Also known as The Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Some of the articles are paywalled. English version is Nikkei Asia | |
| The Japan Times | Yes[a] |
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| Sankei Shimbun | Yes |
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| Kyodo News | Yes | ||
| TBS News | No | Owned by TBS Holdings, also known as JNN (Japan News Network) | |
| Fuji News Network (FNN) | No | Owned by Fujisankei Communications Group, Take news about controversies of the Fuji TV (i.e. Masahiro Nakai scandal and channel hostilities) with a grain of salt | |
| Jiji News | Yes | This is a news aggregator website | |
| Yahoo News JP | No | This is a news aggregator website; replace with a better source if possible. Owned by Line Corporation. |
References
- ^ English-only online newspaper
Regional/Prefectural
The sources listed deals primarily or focus mainly on their selected region and/or prefecture.
| Name and link | Available in English? | Region/Prefecture | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyo Shimbun | No | Okayama Prefecture | Partially owned by The Nikkei. |
| Chunichi Shimbun | No | Aichi Prefecture and neighboring prefectures. | They primarily cover stories from Aichi Prefecture and its neighboring prefectures. Their company also publishes Tokyo Shimbun in the Tokyo Metro Area. |
Entertainment and Popular Culture
| Name and link | Available in English? | Scope | Notes | Discussions[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | No | Music, Anime and Manga, Movies, Stage Performances, Comedy | ||
| Oricon | No | General Entertainment | ||
| RealSound | No | Music, Movies, Tech, Books (including Anime and Manga) | 1 | |
| ITMedia | No | 1 | ||
| Famitsu | No | |||
| Eiga.com | No | Movies | User reviews are unreliable as user-generated content | |
| Billboard Japan | Maybe | Music | Some content is in English | |
| Model Press | No | General Entertainment | ||
| Barks | No | Music |
- ^ Discussion presented here just some excepts as there is a lot of discussion in WP:A&M/RS and WP:GAMESOURCES. Only included here are discussion on WP:RSN
Sports
| Name and link | Available in English? | Notes | Discussions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gekisaka | No | Owned by Kodansha; only publishes articles about soccer, | |
| Nikkan Sports | No | Owned by The Asahi Shimbun; also publishes non-sports articles. | |
| Sponichi (Sports Nippon) | No | Owned by Mainichi Shimbun; also publishes non-sports articles. | |
| Sport Hochi | No | ||
| Tokyo Sports | No |
Other tools
- CiNii Research – Journal and books search engine (available in English and Japanese)
- Dictionaries by James Curtis Hepburn:
- A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1907); does not include Japanese characters
- A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary (1888); includes kana and kanji characters