Scholars, writers, editors, publishers: this may be useful. A resource to help you find and legally use Japanese images. Fell free to share. (No, I don't believe it is anime/manga comprehensive. There's more to Japan than that.)
guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
LibGuides: Image Use Protocol: Home
Best practices for locating and using Japanese visual images for teaching, research, and publications
guides.nccjapan.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Scholars, writers, editors, publishers: this may be useful. A resource to help you find and legally use Japanese images. Fell free to share. (No, I don't believe it is anime/manga comprehensive. There's more to Japan than that.)
guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
If you’re familiar with our Japan Art Catalog Project to locate rare catalogs on Japanese art, you might wonder: what’s next? 🤔 Luckily our Image Use Protocol guide is designed to help seek publication permissions for Japanese images! 📝 Explore our templates & more! guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If you’re familiar with our Japan Art Catalog Project to locate rare catalogs on Japanese art, you might wonder: what’s next? 🤔 Luckily our Image Use Protocol guide is designed to help seek publication permissions for Japanese images! 📝 Explore our templates & more! guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
If you’re familiar with our Japan Art Catalog Project to locate rare catalogs on Japanese art, you might be wondering: what’s the next step? 🤔 Lucky for you our Image Use Protocol guide is designed to help seek publication permissions for images! Find templates & more! guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
December 11, 2024 at 1:40 PM
If you’re familiar with our Japan Art Catalog Project to locate rare catalogs on Japanese art, you might be wondering: what’s the next step? 🤔 Lucky for you our Image Use Protocol guide is designed to help seek publication permissions for images! Find templates & more! guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
How can you locate moving images for your research project or teaching when physical access is limited? 🎥 During the pandemic NCC’s Image Use Protocol specialists put together a guide that is still invaluable today! See the details at: guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse/fin...
September 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
How can you locate moving images for your research project or teaching when physical access is limited? 🎥 During the pandemic NCC’s Image Use Protocol specialists put together a guide that is still invaluable today! See the details at: guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse/fin...
How can you locate digital images that can be used freely for your teaching or publication? NCC’s Image Use Protocol group has a help list of libraries, museums, and other archives that house Japan-related visual images! 🖼️🗾 Check out more at: guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse/fin...
May 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
How can you locate digital images that can be used freely for your teaching or publication? NCC’s Image Use Protocol group has a help list of libraries, museums, and other archives that house Japan-related visual images! 🖼️🗾 Check out more at: guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse/fin...
Picture This - #OpenBookBlogHop No. 532
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authorkwilliams.com/2026/06/pict... #obbh #booksky #writerlife #imageuse
Picture This - Open Book Blog Hop #532
Pictures are worth a thousand words, they say. You can't do any of this writing thing, though, without it. From book covers to marketing, even our blogs, imagery is a key part of the work. The quality...
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June 8, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Picture This - #OpenBookBlogHop No. 532
authorkwilliams.com/2026/06/pict... #obbh #booksky #writerlife #imageuse
authorkwilliams.com/2026/06/pict... #obbh #booksky #writerlife #imageuse
Book Covers Worth Many Words #MondayMusings #OpenBookBlogHop #WritingPrompts #imageuse
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Book Covers Worth Many Words #MondayMusings #OpenBookBlogHop #WritingPrompts
Welcome to another Open Book Blog Hop. Here’s this week’s prompt. *** Do you have a favorite site for free photos to use with your writing? Or do you use paid photos? *** The only photos I use are …
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June 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Book Covers Worth Many Words #MondayMusings #OpenBookBlogHop #WritingPrompts #imageuse
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Finding Images aurorawatcherak.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/f... via @LelaMarkham #imageuse #cooltip #obbh #openbookbloghop
Finding Images
June 8, 2026 Do you have a favorite site for free photos to use with your writing? Or do you use paid photos? Rules: 1. Link your blog to this hop. 2. Notify your following that you are participati…
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June 10, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Finding Images aurorawatcherak.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/f... via @LelaMarkham #imageuse #cooltip #obbh #openbookbloghop
A Picture Is Worth #OpenBookBlogHop
by @pjmaclayne.bsky.social
www.pjmaclayne.com?p=22152 #obbh #booksky #imageuse
by @pjmaclayne.bsky.social
www.pjmaclayne.com?p=22152 #obbh #booksky #imageuse
A Picture Is Worth #OpenBook Blog Hop - P.J. MacLayne
Do you have a favorite site for free photos to use with your writing?
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June 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A Picture Is Worth #OpenBookBlogHop
by @pjmaclayne.bsky.social
www.pjmaclayne.com?p=22152 #obbh #booksky #imageuse
by @pjmaclayne.bsky.social
www.pjmaclayne.com?p=22152 #obbh #booksky #imageuse
A picture paints a thousand words, whether it's free or not. By @richarddee.bsky.social - go.shr.lc/4ohzPob #imageuse #booksky #obbh #openbookbloghop
A picture paints a thousand words, whether it's free or not.
Welcome back to another bloghop, with #OpenBook. This week, we're talking about illustration.
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June 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A picture paints a thousand words, whether it's free or not. By @richarddee.bsky.social - go.shr.lc/4ohzPob #imageuse #booksky #obbh #openbookbloghop
In addition to her full-time work as Professor of Japanese and Visual and Cultural Studies at Rochester, Bernardi also contributes to NCC’s Image Use Protocol Working Group, which helps guide researchers in best practices for locating and using Japanese visual images! guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
September 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In addition to her full-time work as Professor of Japanese and Visual and Cultural Studies at Rochester, Bernardi also contributes to NCC’s Image Use Protocol Working Group, which helps guide researchers in best practices for locating and using Japanese visual images! guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
Currently the Japan Studies Librarian at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Nakamura is also Chair of NCC’s Image Use Protocol (IUP) group, which assists researchers with information on copyright for their publications! 🖼️💻 Learn more at: guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
LibGuides: Image Use Protocol: Home
Best practices for locating and using Japanese visual images for teaching, research, and publications
guides.nccjapan.org
August 30, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Currently the Japan Studies Librarian at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Nakamura is also Chair of NCC’s Image Use Protocol (IUP) group, which assists researchers with information on copyright for their publications! 🖼️💻 Learn more at: guides.nccjapan.org/imageuse
The most FAQ I receive is "Can I use this image?". I created a handy flowchart to help in that matter. Why not have a look:
doi.org/10.17028/rd....
#Copyright #ImageUse
doi.org/10.17028/rd....
#Copyright #ImageUse
May 21, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The most FAQ I receive is "Can I use this image?". I created a handy flowchart to help in that matter. Why not have a look:
doi.org/10.17028/rd....
#Copyright #ImageUse
doi.org/10.17028/rd....
#Copyright #ImageUse
Caught in the wrong net: Walmart used a Louisiana shrimper’s boat to promote imported seafood. “My daddy’s turning over in his grave,” he says. #Walmart #Seafood #ImageUse #BuyLocal community.designtaxi.com/topic/10809-...
Walmart sued by fisherman for floating his boat in promotional pic without permission
Walmart may have caught more than it bargained for by casting the wrong net. A Louisiana shrimper, George Barisch, is suing the company for using a photo of his boat, the FJG, to promote imported shri...
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April 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Caught in the wrong net: Walmart used a Louisiana shrimper’s boat to promote imported seafood. “My daddy’s turning over in his grave,” he says. #Walmart #Seafood #ImageUse #BuyLocal community.designtaxi.com/topic/10809-...