JACAR Newsletter Number 10 (May 10 , 2013)
Table of Contents
I. Information on Newly Released Documents
II. New Entry in “Topics from JACAR” (Japanese only)
III. Renewal of “Document List for Social Studies” (Japanese only)
IV. Association for Asian Studies 2013 Annual Conference
V. JACAR’s Outreach Activities
VI. Postscript

I. Information on Newly Released Documents
The documents newly released are listed below.
The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Manshu (Manchuria)> Chosen (Korea)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Manshu (Manchuria)> Manmou (Manchuria andMongolia)(Above documents were released on 7th of March 2013)
The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>The China Incident (SecondSino-Japanese War)>Bukan (Wuhan) (partial)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>The China Incident (SecondSino-Japanese War)>Nanshi (South China)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>Daitoasenso (Greater East Asia
War/the Pacific War)>Zenpan (General)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>Daitoasenso (Greater East Asia
War/the Pacific War)>Hokushi (North China)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>Daitoasenso (Greater East Asia
War/the Pacific War)>Bukan (Wuhan)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>Heiyo Chishi (Military Geography)- Army Records (Rid of Dainikki)>Shina (China)>Sanko Shiryo (Research Materials)(Above documents were released on 26th of March 2013)
Ⅱ. New Entry in “Topics from JACAR” (Japanese only)
・New entry ”Tokyo Air Raid” was added to the topic “Wars and Incidents” under thesubcategory of “Pacific War.”・New entry “Satsuma Rebellion” was added to the topic “Wars and Incidents.”

Ⅲ．Renewal of “Document list for Social Studies” (Japanese only)
The list of documents relevant for social studies classes at high schools was renewedwith ease of use in mind. Please refer to user guideline in the “Document List for SocialStudies” (Japanese only).
Ⅳ. Association for Asian Studies 2013 Annual ConferenceThis year JACAR again participated in the annual conference of the Association for
Asian Studies (AAS). AAS, founded in 1941, now consists of approximately 8,000members. Over 3,000 members attended this year’s conference from March 21st to the24th in San Diego, California, at which approximately 370 panel sessions convened and130 booths were exhibited. We operated a booth at the conference and provided anoverview of our organization, including a public demonstration on how to best accessour database and its contents.
Ⅴ．JACAR’s Outreach Activities•

The Japan Society of Archives Institutions

The Kanto regional meeting of the Japan Society of Archives Institutions was held at
the National Archives of Japan on February 18th. We introduced our activities tomembers specializing in archival affairs at archives, libraries, and other institutions.
IV. PostscriptThank you for reading JACAR’s 10th newsletter. The next newsletter will be sent out inJune, 2013. As your feedback is always very helpful, we would deeply appreciate any
comments or opinions.
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