The articles have been selected with particular reference to government, politics, and political parties. Articles filed in the clippings library under individual people go back to before the second world war, while articles about events start after the war. The index can be searched by keywords, people's names, and date. To use, your computer must be able to display Japanese characters. This page, written by Sharon Domier at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, provides many suggestions on finding news in Japanese language sources.
Articles print out nicely.
Each year has a brief description of major events which can be used to identify the date for the original story. Asahi shinbun shukusatsuban. EAC A798S, Apr 1972-to date Each volume has an index for the month. These contain selections of articles reprinted from Japanese news sources. Mainichi Komyunikeishonzu, 1983-86.