JACAR Newsletter Number 8 (October 25, 2012)
Table of Contents
I. International Council on Archives Conference
II. European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists Conference
III. Information on Newly Released Documents
IV. JACAR’s Outreach Activities
V. Postscript

I. International Council on Archives Conference
The International Council on Archives (ICA) was established as a non-governmentalorganization to contribute to the cooperative development of global archives. To meetthis aim and others, every four years ICA holds an international conference. This year aconference was held in Brisbane, Australia from August 20h to 24th. The 2012 conference
theme, “Climate of Change – Sustainability, Trust, Identity,” was examined acrossplenary sessions, a keynote address, and workshops. JACAR Director Kenichiro Hirano
gave a presentation titled “Digital Archives for Historical Research and International
Understanding.”* Hirano’s presentation abstract will be posted on JACAR’s website
and published in Archives No.48, a journal of the National Archives of Japan.

II. European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists Conference
The European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) is comprised ofindividuals affiliated with Japanese resource related research institutions, archives,and libraries. EAJRS also welcomes companies specializing in the digitization ofJapanese resources, a topic which was addressed at the EAJRS annual conference heldfrom the 19th to the 22nd of September in Berlin, Germany. The theme of the assembly,“Bridging the Gap - Past and Present Japanese Resources in the Digital Age,” provided
an excellent platform to exchange ideas with other attendees about document
digitization. JACAR sent their staff to Berlin to operate a booth, facilitate a workshop
about JACAR, and to introduce documents.

III. Information on Newly Released Documents
The documents newly released are listed below.
The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense• The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense> Navy Records (Rid ofKobunbiko)> 0 Law>

Navy Announcement, Administrative Order, Administrative Personnel Affairs,
Administrative Equipment, Navy Gazette (the 2nd Demobilization Ministry Gazette),
Rules and Regulations of a Naval District, Gazette (Naval District, Naval Guard
Station Office, Naval Air Command, Naval Aviation Engineering Department andNaval Aviation Arsenal)(Above documents were released on the 3rd of August)
Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (DAMOFA)• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 6: Transportation and Communications>
Section 7: Water Wrecks, Section 8: Railways, Carriage, Section 9: Aviation,
Section 10: Post, Section 11: Telegraph, Section 12: Telephone,
Section 13: Miscellaneous• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 7: Labor>
Section 1: Labor Policies, Section 2: Laborers, Section 3: Labor Conditions• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 10: Religion, Education, Arts and Sciences>
Section 1: Religion, Section 2: Education, Section 3: Arts and Sciences,
Section 4: Japanese Students Studying Abroad,
Section 5: Foreign Students Studying in Japan, Section 6: Miscellaneous• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 11: Medical Treatment and Sanitation>
Section 1: Medical Treatment, Section 2: Pharmacy, Section 3: Hospitals, Red Cross,
Section 4: Infectious Disease, Medical Inspection, Prevention of Epidemics,
Section 5: Sanitation, Health, Section 6: Miscellaneous• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 12: Land and Buildings>
Section 1: Land,Section 2: Settlements and Mixed Residential Quarters,
Section 3: Burial with Cemeteries, Section 4: Buildings• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 13: Public Works, Construction>
Section 1: Cities, Harbor Facilities,
Section 2: Excavate, Dredge, Reclamation, Flood Control, Section 3: Roads, Bridges,
Section 4: Water Supply, Sewage, Section 5: Electricity, Gas, Section 6: Construction,
Section 7: Miscellaneous• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 14: Taxation and Fee>
Section 1: Tax System and Tax Collection, Section 2: Direct Tax,

Section 3: Indirect Tax, Section 4: Taxation in China, Section 5: Fee• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs>Series 3: Commercial Relations>Category 15: Exhibitions, Competitive Exhibitions, Others>
Section 1: Japan, Section 2: Foreign Countries• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs> Series N: Documents andBooks> Category 1: Documents> Section 0: Overview• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs> Series N: Documents andBooks> Category 1: Documents>
Section 1: Sovereign Messages, Autograph Letters, Letters of Attorney, Exequatur,
Section 2: Form and Treatment, Direct Communications,Section 3: Letters of Special Envoy, Section 4: Archives, Table of Contents, Index,
Section 5: Telegraph, Section 6: Statistics, Official Gazette,
Section 7: Publications, Mimeograph,
Section 8: Official Stamps, Official Seals, Signatures and Certifications,• DAMOFA>Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs> Series N: Documents andBooks> Category 2: Books, Newspapers, Magazines and Others>
Section 1: Writings, Editing, Translation, Section 2: Publication, Issue(Above documents were released on the 24th of August)National Archives of Japan• National Archives of Japan> Cabinet>Records on Ratification of Conferment ofRanks>Meiji>
Meiji 42 (1909), Meiji 43 (1910), Meiji 44 (1911), Meiji 45 = Taisho 1 (1912)• National Archives of Japan> Cabinet>Records on Ratification of Conferment ofRanks>Taisho >Taisho 2 (1913), Taisho 3 (1913)• National Archives of Japan> Cabinet>Records on Ratification of Conferment ofRanks>Showa >Showa 18 (1943), Showa 19 (1944), Showa 20 (1945)(Above documents were released on the 5th of October)
IV. JACAR’s Outreach Activities
1. In a commitment to public outreach, JACAR staff members have presented on
historical research at numerous institutions and associations listed below. JACARstaff has also asked that the institutions put up JACAR posters and distribute
JACAR leaflets•

July 4, Niigata Museum Association, Steering Meeting (Niigata PrefecturalMuseum of History)•

July 5, Hokkaido Museum Society, Annual Conference (Hakodate Kokusai Hotel)•

July 18, Iwate Prefecture Library Association, Seminar ( Iwate Prefectural Library)•

July 18, Fukui Prefectural Library, Seminar (Fukui Prefectural Library)•

July 19, Tokyo Library Association, General Meeting (Tokyo Metropolitan Library)•August 14, Okinawa Library Association, General Meeting (Okinawa PrefecturalLibrary)•August 28, Okayama Library Association, Seminar (Okayama Prefectural Library)•August 29, Fukui Museum Association, Seminar (Fukui Prefectural Museum ofCultural History)•

August 30 - 31, Japan Association of Private University Libraries, General
Meeting & Annual Conference (Keio University)•

September 6 – 7, Hokkaido Library Promote Association, Hokkaido Libraries’
Annual Conference (Hokkai-Gakuen University)•

September 7, Japan Association of Public University Libraries, Seminar (KyotoHeian Hotel)•

September 10, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Library, Seminar (NagasakiUniversity)•

September 13, Saga Public Library Association, Seminar (Saga City Public Library)•

September 27, Kanagawa Library Association, Seminar (KanagawaPrefectural Library)•

October 5, Ishikawa Public Library Association, Seminar (Ishikawa PrefecturalLibrary)•

October 5, Nagano Library Association, Seminar (Obuse Library)

2. On August 1 & 2, JACAR set up an exhibition booth in the Annual Conference ofZenkoku Rekishi Kyoiku Kenkyu Kyogikai (Association of Education and Researchon History) at Waseda University.
3. On August 8 & 9, JACAR set up an exhibition booth with the National Archives ofJapan at Cabinet Office for Children’s Day for visiting Kasumigaseki.
V. Postscript
Thank you for reading JACAR’s 8th newsletter. The next newsletter will be sent out inJanuary, 2013. As your feedback is always very helpful, we would deeply appreciate any
comments or opinions.
There was a misprint in Newsletter No.7 listing JACAR Advisory Committee member
as Masato Namiki instead of Masahito Namiki.

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