Announcement

To Faculty, Staff, and Students of Kyushu University

"Documents Related to Kiichi Miyazawa Part 2, 4, 5", "Documents Related to Political Scientist Teiji Yabe Supplement", "The February 26 Incident Tokyo Military Tribunal Proceedings Online", and " Documents Related to Local Government 1974-2015 Online" are now available.

Documents Related to Kiichi Miyazawa Part 2, 4, 5

This is the database of materials holded by Kiichi Miyazawa (1919 - 2007), the 78th Prime Minister of Japan.
The collection covers the period when Miyazawa held important positions, and consists of original materials such as unpublished diaries and memos, diplomatic documents, ministry and party policy materials, and correspondence with key figures in Japan and abroad.

Part 2: Director General of the Economic Planning Agency - Minister of International Trade and Industry (1962-1974)
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Historical Documents related to Prime Minister Ikeda's Visit to Europe / Japan-U.S. Joint Committee / GATT Ministerial Meeting / Japan-U.S. Textile Negotiations / Visit to Oceania and Southeast Asia / Oil Crisis / Japan-U.S. Relations

Part 4: Director General of the Economic Planning Agency / Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party General Affairs Committee / Minister of Finance (1977-1990)
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Visit to China / Visit to the U.S. / U.S.-Japan Trade Friction / Trip Abroad Materials / Toronto Summit / U.S.-Japan-European Commission / Economic Policy Materials / Kouchi-kai and Hirakawa-kai / Kouchi-kai Delegation to China

Part 5: Prime Minister / Minister of Finance / Documents related to International Conferences (1990-2002)
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Prime Minister's Visit Materials / Japan-Russia Summit Meeting / PKO / Financial Crisis and Bubble Disposal Measures / Asian Economy and Currency Issues / Security / Finance Ministers' Meeting / 50th Anniversary of San Francisco Peace Treaty

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Documents Related to Political Scientist Teiji Yabe Supplement

The former collection of Teiji Yabe (1902-1967), a political scientist who was deeply involved in realpolitik before and after World War II. The collection contains a vast amount of original materials, amounting to approximately 6,000 items left in Yabe's possession.
The collection covers the period from the prewar period to the late 1960s, and includes Yabe's own handwritings and correspondence as well as internal documents of various organizations he was involved with from the prewar to the postwar period.

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The February 26 Incident Tokyo Military Tribunal Proceedings Online

This is a complete collection of all 67 volumes of the records of the Tokyo Military Tribunal for The February 26 Incident, which were discovered by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office and long said to "not exist".
Comprised of 100,000 pages of original documents, the book contains not only documents from each stage of the investigation, preliminary examination, prosecution, and trial concerning those involved in the incident, but also a wide range of other materials including evidence, maps and photographs taken during on-site inspections, and more. In particular, the interview records, which make up the majority of the collection, cover not only politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers who were at the center of the government, but also businessmen, activists, journalists, and civilians.
The collection is searchable by name, subject, date, etc.

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Documents Related to Local Government 1974-2015 Online

This collection contains a group of materials edited and published by the Research Institute for Local Autonomy, established in 1974, including the "Jichi Soken" (monthly magazine), "Jichi Soken Booklets," "Research Institute Materials," and "Departmental Materials" etc.

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