Mainichi Shimbun Database (Maisaku) Mainichi Shimbun Database (Maisaku) Access information: Access on and off campus. Description: The Mainichi Shimbun (“Daily News”) is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper with a history spanning over 140 years. It continues to be one of the most important daily newspapers in Japan today. The Maisaku database provides access to over 6 million articles from Mainichi Shimbun since 1872 to present and the Mainichi Weekly Economist from 1989. Newspaper images from 1989 to 1999 are in flash format, which include features like page turning, scaling, bookmarking, etc., as in an electronic book. Notes: 5 simultaneous users. Trial ends: 18/04/2019. Click here to provide trial feedback This article was published on 2024-08-21