JACAR Newsletter Number 7 (July 2, 2012)
Table of ContentsI.

New JACAR Introductory Movie Released

II. Update on Internet Special Exhibition
III. Information on JACAR’s Advisory Committee
IV. JACAR’s Outreach Activities
V. Postscript

I. New JACAR Introductory Movie Released
The film content is as follows:01.

About JACAR (2 minutes)

02.

Viewing JACAR’s Documents (1 minute 30 seconds)

You can view the new movie here:(URL: http://jacar.go.jp/english/jacarmovie/jacarmovie.html )*More movies are available in Japanese.

II. Update on Internet Special Exhibition
JACAR’s website now contains a new Japanese feature tentatively titled“Lifestyle and Culture of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras”. The feature
can be viewed here in Japanese:(URL: http://jacar.go.jp/seikatsu-bunka/index.html )Themes• Westernization of clothing from bureaucrats to the masses• Start of sea bathing; leisure at Japan’s Shonan beach• Revision of Japanese school system and graduation process• Honorary medal narratives, of which there were many before WW2• Modern history of indigenous people at the mercy of Japan and Russia• Tokyo’s canceled “phantom Olympic Games” of 1940• Taiwan aboriginal culture in Japanese research• Lindbergh in Japan and his repercussions• The beginning of a new journey in the Meiji era• How people lived in the early Showa era• Dreams and romance from airship expeditions to the Antarctic

III. Information on JACAR’s Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee investigates and deliberates upon activities fallingunder the jurisdiction of JACAR, providing necessary advice at the request ofthe Director General. From this fiscal year, committee members will serve aterm not exceeding two years. In 2012, there are three Advisory Committee
meetings scheduled to be held.
Current Members
Sumio Hatano, Committee Chair & Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba(Modern Japanese Diplomatic History)
Kanji Akagi, Professor, Keio University(International Political History)

Aiko Utsumi, Professor, Osaka University of Economics and Law(History of Japan East-Asian Relations)
Ryoichi Tobe, Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies(Japanese Modern History)
Masahito Namiki, Professor, Ferris University(Korean Modern History)
Masao Horibe, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University(Privacy Law)
Yujiro Murata, Professor, University of Tokyo(Modern Chinese History)

Riko Modeki, Head, Library Division (Komaba Library), University of Tokyo(Library & Information Science)

IV. JACAR’s Outreach Activities
1. In a commitment to public outreach, JACAR staff members havepresented on historical research at numerous institutions andassociations listed below. JACAR staff has also asked that theinstitutions put up JACAR posters and distribute JACAR leaflets.
• May 24, Shizuoka Museum Association, General Meeting(Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art)
• May 30, Tokyo Santama Council of Public Museums, General Meeting(Hino City Local History Museum)• June 1, Kagoshima Museum Association, General Meeting(Reimei-kan Museum)• June 1, Fukuoka Museum Association, General Meeting

(Fukuoka City Museum)• June 12, Mie Museum Association, General Meeting(Suzuka Municipal Museum of Archaeology)• June 14, Yamagata Council of Museums, General Meeting(Yamagata Prefectural Museum)• June 21, Aomori Prefectural Library Training Course for Library Staff(Aomori Prefectural Library)• June 26, Aichi Museum Association, General Meeting(Nagoya City Science Museum)• June 27, Shiga Museum Association, General Meeting(Shiga Peace Memorial Hall)• June 28, Kumamoto Museum Association, General Meeting(Tsunagi Culture Center)
2. On June 7 & 8, JACAR set up an exhibition booth with the National
Archives of Japan at the National Institute of Informatics Open House2012.
3. Presentations for guests from abroad
At Japan Center for Asian Historical Records• On April 20, Vu Thi Minh Huoung, Director of Vietnam State Records
Management and Archives, visited JACAR in Tokyo and exchanged
opinions with JACAR Director General about the use and public openingof digital archives in both Japan and Vietnam.
At the National Archives of Japan• Dr. Rajib Lochan Sahoo of Reserve Bank of India Archives visited theNational Archives of Japan and JACAR on April 24, 2012. At JACAR, Dr.
Sahoo was given a presentation and exchanged opinions on document
preservation and digitalization.
• ARMA International (non-profit professional organization on managing
records and information) President Galina Datskovsky visited theNational Archives of Japan on May 22 and attended presentation session
hosted by JACAR.
• Chongqing Municipal Archives Vice Director General Zheng Yongming
visited the National Archives of Japan on June 18 and attended
presentation session hosted by JACAR.

V. Postscript
Thank you for reading JACAR’s 7th newsletter. The next newsletter will beissued in October. As your feedback is always very helpful, we would deeplyappreciate any comments or opinions.

Please email us if you would be interested in a member of JACAR presenting at yourorganization about our institution and its resources. We go to schools, research
conferences, and a range of other institutions (Email: enquire@jacar.go.jp)

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