Study of the period of Japanese rule largely relies on the era’s three major newspapers: Taiwan Niji Niji Shinpo (in northern Taiwan), Tainan Shinpo (in southern Taiwan), and Taiwan Shinbun (in central Taiwan). A vivid symbol of the Tainan of yore, Tainan Shinpo had close ties with Tainan’s history, culture, business sectors, and people. It published many articles on local religion, folk customs, music, theater, and entertainment. It can also help us to know more about Taiwan’s political, social, economic, educational, and cultural circumstances in the early 20th century. Anyone interested in history can explore the details contained within those newspaper articles.So interested members of the public, scholars, and researchers can utilize data more conveniently, the NMTH and Tainan Public Library have established the Tainan Shinpo Database which digitizes Tainan Shinpo newspapers collected by Tainan Public Library. Also, Tainan Shinpo newspapers have been combined with an important collection of Taiwan Min Pao newspapers to create the Modern Taiwan Newspaper Database, providing researchers and those interested in Taiwan history with diverse and rich newspaper records.