JACAR Newsletter Number 6 (March 28, 2012)
Table of Contents
I.

Report on JACAR’s 10th Anniversary Symposium: “Retrospect andProspect －The 10 Years of JACAR”

II. Information on newly released documents
III. Information on new JACAR leaflets
IV. Report on public activities
V. Postscript

I. Report on JACAR’s 10thAnniversary Symposium: “Retrospectand Prospect －The 10 Years of JACAR”
On November 18th 2011, JACAR held an international symposiumcommemorating its 10th anniversary at Waseda University’s OnoAuditorium. We were honored to have Columbia University ProfessorEmeritus Donald Keene as the keynote speaker alongside four distinguishedpanelists both from inside and outside of Japan. Thanks to our panelists aswell as the 157 people who attended the symposium, it was an enjoyable andintellectually stimulating day. For a more detailed summary of theproceedings, please see our homepage here.
We are also excited to announce that by the end of March we will release apublication commemorating JACAR’s 10th anniversary, although it is inJapanese only.

II. Information on new documents released
The documents newly released in December are listed below:
The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense

・The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense>Army
Records（Rid of Dainikki）>Okinawa Formosa>Okinawa
・The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense>Army
Records（Rid of Dainikki）>Okinawa Formosa>Formosa
・The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense>Army
Records（Rid of Dainikki）>China >The China Incident (SecondSino-Japanese War)>Overview
・The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense>Army
Records（Rid of Dainikki）>China >The China Incident (SecondSino-Japanese War) > North China
・The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense>Army
Records（Rid of Dainikki）>China >The China Incident (SecondSino-Japanese War) > Shanghai, Nanjing
・The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense>ArmyRecords（Rid of Dainikki）>China >The China Incident (SecondSino-Japanese War) > Wuhan(Above documents were released on the 7th of December)
National Archives of Japan・National Archives of Japan>Cabinet>CabinetTohokuBureauRecords(partial)
・National Archives of Japan >Cabinet>JoiSaikaSho (Records on Ratificationof Conferment of Ranks)>Taisho>1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921,1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,1926
・The National Archives>Cabinet>JoiSaikaSho (Records on Ratification ofConferment of Ranks)>Showa>1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933,1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942
(Above documents were released on the 21st of December)III. Information on new JACAR leaflets
We have redesigned our leaflets, added new content, and are distributing
them at events. If you would like to request copies please contact us. Wewould also be delighted to send leaflets to personnel for distribution atmuseums, universities, and other institutions.

IV. Report on public activities

On the 8th of February 2012 a member of JACAR spoke at the Okinawa
Prefectural Archives Records Preservation Liaison Council. In addition, on
the 21stof February members presented at Shanghai University and on thenext day at Fudan University in China.
From March 15-18 we had a booth at the Association for Asian Studies
annual conference in Toronto.
NOTE: We would be pleased to present about JACAR at schools, museums,
and other places with students engaged in the study of subjects such asdiplomacy, history, political science, law and international relations. We alsocater to individuals more generally interested in these disciplines. Pleasee-mail us for details.

V. PostscriptThank you for reading JACAR’s 6th newsletter. We are delighted to havecelebrated a milestone 10th anniversary, which would not have been possible
without your support. We also are pleased to continue in 2012 with arefreshed sense of determination, and we look forward to potential
opportunities to work together.
The next newsletter issue ought to be sent out in June. As your feedback isalways very helpful, we would deeply appreciate any comments or opinions.

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