The JDC specializes in Japanese public policy information, providing current source materials in fields such as economics, commerce and industry, law, politics, the environment, and social conditions, specializing in "grey literature" (unpublished and difficult-to-obtain government literature). At the JDC site users can view a quick guide to searching and requesting documents from the JDC Bibliographic Database and then access the database directly. Though almost all of the information collected is in Japanese, English abstracts are provided. Additional features at this site include a list of journals available at JDC, the JDC newsletter, and information on symposia and proceedings.