China and Korea Related JACAR Digital Archive Documents: Directions for Future Research and Archival Service

TopicsWhat is JACAR?

Providing documents

Contributing to historians and policy makers

Digital archives established in Nov. 2001

Documents available for free access: over 22,000,000 images

Japan's past relationship with various neighboring Asian countries and regions

Spans from the beginning of the Meiji era to the end of the Pacific War (1868-1945)

What is JACAR ?

Cross archival search

What is JACAR ?

Cross archival search

What is JACAR ?

Search in EnglishSelecting - Subject titles - Keywords - Synonyms of keywords ex., (Sino-Japanese War) (China incident)

Japanese page is the best organized of offered languages (JP, EN, CN, KR)

Example 1Compilation of Miscellaneous Documents relating to Domestic Politics in various countries / China / relating to the Revolution Party (including refugee), Vol. 1, Ref. B03050063900 August. 31, 1898

Compilation of Miscellaneous Documents relating to Domestic Politics in various countries / China/ Local Vol. 42-2 , Ref. B03050148300 May. 9, 1925Example 1

Uncivilized Tribes Investigation Report Ref. A06032548600 Mar., 30, 1920.Example 2

Uncivilized Tribes Investigation Report Ref. A06032548600 Mar., 30, 1920.Example 2

Progressing Korea, Ref. A06032012200,March, 31, 1942Example 3

Progressing Korea, Ref. A06032012200,March, 31, 1942Example 3

Contributions Improving the quality of JACARs database: -Search precision

Increasing the number of providing documents: -Providing an international public good for scholars and policy makers

Contributions Improving the quality of JACARs database: -Search precision

Increasing the number of providing documents: -Providing an international public good for scholars and policy makers

Number of Accessmillionthousand

CollaborationExtension of the JACAR database (targeting period)

Cross archival research

International network of digital archives

For further information, visit http://www.jacar.go.jp/or contact enquire@jacar.go.jp

Place: Room 319B, Hawaii Convention CenterTime: 2:45PM-4:45PMPanel: #157 Digital Archives and the Study of Japanese Foreign Relations Panelists: Dr. Robert Eskildsen, J. F. Oberlin UniversityProf. Takeshi Hamashita, Ryoukoku UniversityDr. Ken Kotani, National Institute for Defense StudiesProf. Kanji Akagi, Keio University

See you at the AAS tomorrow

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