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Documents Related to Kiichi Miyazawa

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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The collection covers the period when Miyazawa held important positions, and consists of original materials such as unpublished diaries and memos, diplomatic documents, ministry and party policy materials, and correspondence with key figures in Japan and abroad.

Yuho-Bunko Collection

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This is the online database of Yuho-Bunko Collection, which held by The Research Institute for Oriental Cultures Gakushuin University. It contains a large number of valuable materials on Korea during the colonial period. The collection includes memos, reports, and other internal documents left behind by bureaucrats and officials of the Governor-General's Office of Korea, which provide a glimpse into the actual state of colonial rule policies.

Documents Related to Sakae Wagatsuma

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From the vast collection of materials held by Sakae Wagatsuma (1897-1973), one of the leading postwar legal scholars, this collection covers the fields of constitutional law, the judicial system, civil law, civil procedure, land and house lease, and atomic energy. It is composed mainly of materials from the Legislative Council and study groups in which Wagatsuma participated, and is particularly rich in materials related to the revision of the Civil Code, judicial system reform, and the enactment of the Nuclear Damage Compensation Law.

Materials Related to the Tokyo Trials and War Trials Online

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The Ministry of Justice continued to conduct research, collect materials, and compile a general history and other materials related to the Tokyo Trials and war crimes until the 1970s based on the "Outline of the Plan for the Collection of Materials Related to the War Trials" decided by the Ministry Council in 1956.
This database provides cross-sectional access to the vast amount of compiled and collected materials created by the Ministry of Justice during that time.
It consists of extensive source documents from the war to the 1970s.

Local Government System and Decentralization Online

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This is the database of materials demonstrating the footprint of institutional reform design of local self-government for about half a century after the war.
It collects a huge amount of minutes and handouts including recommendations and reports of Local Administrative Investigation Committee Meeting, Local System Investigation Committee, and Decentralization Promotion Committee.

Municipal Problems and Local Self-Government Online

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This is the database of about 800 publications of The Tokyo Institute for Municipal Research, about municipal problems and local self-government.

Part 1: 1922-1945

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Pamphlet on Municipal Problems, Annual Report on Japanese City

Part 2: 1946-2017

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History of  Metropolitan Institution, Urban Research Report, Municipal Problems Study Series

the Defence Policy History Document Collection Online

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This is a database of source documents that trace the footsteps of defence policy, consisting of the 'Defence Agency Historical Materials', a group of documents collected for the compilation of the Defence Agency History, and the 'Kubo Documents' and 'Ito Documents', personal documents of defence bureaucrats.

Documents Related to Fusae Ichikawa

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Ichikawa Fusae (1893‒1981)was a politician and a leader of the women's suffrage movement.
This database contains the vast amount of original documents she collected that remain at the Fusae Ichikawa Memorial Association "Women and Politics" Center.
The collection covers materials related to the women's movement from the prewar to the postwar period, beginning with the "New Women's Association" founded in 1919 with Hiratsuka and others, and ending with the postwar "New Japan Women's League" (founded in 1945).

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