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Search Options

The integrated search feature of our directory queries the following database fields: Title, URL, Description and Keywords. You can also choose between AND and OR connectors. Additionally, you may limit your query on a specific category or search the entire database. You can use the following search syntax to query the Japan Directory: +word: placing a plus sign in front of a word will require that all records returned by the search contain that word. -word: placing a minus in front of a word will ensure that no records returned by the search contain that word. "phrase search": placing quotes around a string of words will direct the search to return records containing the string of words in the specified order. +"phrase search": placing a plus sign in front of a quoted string of words will require that all records retrurned by the search contain the string of words in the specified order. -"phrase search": placing a minus sign in front of a quoted string of words will ensure that no records returned by the search will contain the string of words in the specified order. substring*: placing an asterisk next to a word or string will return records that contain the word or string as part of a larger string. For example, searching for "japan*" would return "japanese". Note that the asterisk does not require that the search string be preceded or followed by any other search string: searching for "japan*" would also return "japan".