National Archives of Japan

History
The National Archives Law No. 79 (1999) established NAJ's core function of preserving government documents and records.National Archives of Japan (NJA),  National Archives Act; retrieved 2012-5-29. 

Before the creation of the National Archives, there is almost no tradition of preserving "grey-area" records, such as records which show the process which led to the formation of a specific policy.Nakayama, Shigeru et al. (2001). A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan: The Occupation Period, 1945-1952, p. 18.

Independent Administrative Institution
The National Archives became an Independent Administrative Institution on April 1, 2001.NAJ,  Outline; retrieved 2012-5-29.

Since 2005, the NAJ website has offered high-resolution images of some of its holdings, including those named as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.NAJ, Greetings from the President; retrieved 2012-5-29.

Related pages
 List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
 National Diet Library

References

Other websites
 National Archives of Japan ;  
 Japan Center for Asian Historical Records 

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