Nagoya University Graduare School of International Development Library

Searching for corporate and legal information

This section introduces useful web tools for searching corporate and legal information.

NUDBContract database by Nagoya University. Authentication with THERS account is required.
DBFree database, materials. It is available online anywhere.

    Searching for corporate information

    Japan

  1. DBEDINET

    2. Electronic disclosure system for securities reports, etc., provided by the Financial Services Agency under the Securities and Exchange Law. Securities reports filed within the past ten years can be viewed.

  2. NUDBeol (JP) [Concurrent 1]

    3. You can see corporate information, financial information, securities reports, etc. of all listed companies in Japan.

  3. NUDBBusiness Archives Online (JP)

    4. The database contains securities reports and other basic data for understanding the actual status of modern Japanese companies.

    World

  4. DBEDGAR

    5. Database of various documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All documents can be viewed and downloaded free of charge.

  5. NUDBHistorical Annual Reports (ProQuest)

    6. This database contains the annual reports of approximately 800 major North American companies from 1844 to 2008.

  6. NUDBMergent Online

    7. This database allows you to search for corporate and financial information on major listed companies around the world (Asia, Europe, Oceania, Latin America, etc.), including EDGAR reports from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



    Searching for legal information, etc.

    Japan

  7. DBe-Gov (JP)

    8. Japanese government provides data on laws and ordinances, including the Constitution, laws, cabinet orders, imperial ordinances, prefectural ordinances, and ministerial ordinances.

  8. NUDBWestlaw Japan (JP)

    9. A comprehensive database of Japanese law, including laws, precedents, court decisions, and various bibliographic information.

    World

  9. DBAsiaLinks (JP)

    10. This is a collection of links to sites provided by the National Diet Library where you can find information on 56 countries and regions in East Asia (excluding Japan), Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Central Asia.

  10. DBAsian Bonds Online

    11. Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides information on the bond markets of ASEAN countries and Japan, China, and Korea, as well as the progress of the Asian Bond Markets Initiative.

  11. DBAsia Regional Integration Center

    12. This is a site provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for searching the status of negotiations and conclusion of FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region, agreement texts, etc., as in addition to economic and financial indicators, indicators related to economic integration, and various publications.

  12. DBECOLEX

    13. This database is jointly operated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and provides a comprehensive search of treaties, national laws, judicial decisions, and other legal and policy documents related to international environmental law.

  13. DBNORMLEX

    14. This is a database provided by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to search for information on international labor standards (conventions, recommendations, reports, etc.) and information on labor and social security laws in various countries.

  14. DBUnited Nations Treaty Collection

    15. The Collection (UNTC) contains the full text of all multilateral treaties deposited with the United Nations in the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series.

  15. NUDBWestlaw Next

    16. This database contains legal information on the U.S., Canada, the U.K., the EU, and other countries.



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