National Archives of Japan

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The National Archives of Japan (独立行政法人国立公文書館, Dokuritsu Gyosei Hojin Kokuritsu Kōbunshokan), also known by the acronym NAJ, is a Japanese public institution which preserves government documents and historical records.

History

The National Archives Law No. 79 (1999) established NAJ's core function of preserving government documents and records.^[1]

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.^[2]

Independent Administrative Institution

The National Archives became an Independent Administrative Institution on April 1, 2001.^[3]

Since 2005, the NAJ website has offered high-resolution images of some of its holdings, including those named as Important Cultural Properties of Japan.^[4]

Related pages

References

↑ National Archives of Japan (NJA), National Archives Act; retrieved 2012-5-29.
↑ Nakayama, Shigeru et al. (2001). A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan: The Occupation Period, 1945-1952, p. 18.
↑ NAJ, Outline; retrieved 2012-5-29.
↑ NAJ, Greetings from the President; retrieved 2012-5-29.

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[1] National Archives of Japan (NJA), National Archives Act; retrieved 2012-5-29.

[2] Nakayama, Shigeru et al. (2001). A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan: The Occupation Period, 1945-1952, p. 18.

[3] NAJ, Outline; retrieved 2012-5-29.

[4] NAJ, Greetings from the President; retrieved 2012-5-29.

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