2002 Volume 45 Issue 7 Pages 477-483
The Japan Center for Asian Historical Records of the National Archives of Japan (JACAR) was established in November 2001 for the purpose of providing people of all over the world access through the Internet to official records from collections kept by various ministries and agencies of the Japanese Government on modern history of relations between Japan and various foreign countries, primarily neighboring Asian countries. As of July 2002, the center provides about 2.3 million pieces of image data and a catalog database of 160,000 items, which will be augmented on an ongoing basis. In order to fulfill its mission, the center introduced very unique technology and system such as the DjVu document compression technology; a catalogue system relying on the General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) and Dublin Core; and a digital dictionary for synonymous, related words, and English translations specialized for Japanese modern history.
