EAJRS 2023: Adapting to Changing Trends in Japanese Studies

Re-envisioningConstitutional Revision in Japan
Katherine Matsuura
Japan Digital Scholarship Librarian

15 September 2023

Japan Digital Research Center | Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies | Harvard University

Change is the Only Constant• Changes in technology• Changes within academia• Changes within libraries• Changes within Japan

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Constitutional Revision in Japan
2005-2023

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Harvard’s Web Archive Collections Service - WAX

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3 Web Archiving Platforms• Teleport: 2005 - 2007

• Harvard’s WAX: 2007 - 2016
• Archive It: 2017 - 2019

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Scope of Web Archiving

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Business Groups•

Government Organizations•

Labor Groups•

Legal Organizations•

Mass Media•

National Citizens’ Groups•

Political Parties and Individual Politicians•

Religious Groups•

Research Institutes and Intellectuals•

Student Groups•

Veterans Groups•

Women’s Groups

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The Issues Included in the Debates
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Can a female be emperor?
The emperor’s abdication of the throne
Various rights and duties of citizens
The structure of government
Gender equality in marriage
Freedom of religion
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Challenges• Increasing cost and scope of web archiving• Loss of bilingual metadata with migration• Poor search functionality for Japanese• Teleport data was unusable

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Constitutional Revision in Japan
https://www.crjapan.org

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Fundamentals• Technology
Built on Drupal and React
Sustainable and simple to scale• User Needs
Bilingual Focus – Japanese with English translations
Array of Scholars
Student instruction

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Library Evolution

Knowledge Collection
Knowledge Curation15 September, 2023
11EAJRSChapters

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Voices1315 September, 2023

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Drafts

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Compare Drafts

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Interactive Constitution of Japan

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Compare Articles

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Meiji Constitution

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Outcomes• Better prepared for the future• Greater awareness of capacity and limits• Ready for the next challenge

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Thank You!
Katherine Matsuura

Japan Digital Scholarship Librarian

15 September, 2023

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Japan Digital Research Center | Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies | Harvard University