The lessons learned from past epidemics have not necessarily been fully applied to the social developments surrounding COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the minutes of the experts' meeting on the new coronaviruses, which are supposed to be strictly controlled and "stocked" by society, have not been preserved, and the significance of public records is undermined. In view of this situation, the author would like to reiterate the importance of keeping a detailed record, or "stock", of the situation of our society today, a "flow" that will likely remain in history. This report is intended to cover the real-time archiving activities of the members of SIG COVID-19 and others who are engaged in the practice of archiving in various places. I hope that the results of these efforts will be applied to the new pandemics that are now in progress and are sure to occur in the near and distant future.

The government's response to the prevention of the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was designated as a "Historic Emergency" for the first time under the Public Records Management Act (March 10, 2020). Although the creation and preservation of records was mandated, the minutes of the Expert Committee on Infectious Disease Control, which advised the government from a medical point of view, were not produced. This revision of the Public Management Act Guidelines was introduced all in June 2012 as a remedy for the failure to keep minutes of major government-sponsored meetings related to the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, the subsequent change of administration and the enactment of the Special Secrets Protection Law by the second Abe administration, among other political factors, led to the widespread use of discussion summaries rather than minutes which specifically should have described the speakers and content of their comments.

COVID19, the new coronavirus infection, has thrown society into turmoil and has drastically altered our behavior. Were such changes, however, mainly triggered by the news and other information which we receive every day from the media. Was this information correct, and how was it communicated? Infected people and medical facilities that had been exposed to the outbreaks of the disease began to be vilified, and more dubious information was reported in the mass media, leading some people to hoard toilet paper. By looking back at how the media confronted the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be possible to find the best way to communicate information in the event of a possible epidemic in the future. For this purpose, we would like to consider implementing a system for collecting, accumulating and analyzing media records as a mechanism for finding the optimal solution to the problem.

This article discusses the "Corona Archive@Kansai University", a joint project by researchers at the Kansai University Open Research Center for Asian Studies (KU-ORCAS) and others. "Corona Archive@Kansai University" is a digital public history project that adopts a userparticipatory community archiving method to collect records and memories of Kansai University's stakeholders at a historical turning point in the COVID-19 epidemic. This paper introduces the research field of public history and discusses the position of the "Corona Archive@Kansai University" in the global context, its characteristics, and the features of the materials it collects.

Presents various cases of digital archive activities collecting materials and experiences under quarantine and school closure caused by COVID-19 in the world.

The Corona disaster hit libraries and museums as hard as other fields. This article presents trends in digital archiving in terms of how to cope with the impact of the disaster, how to respond to it and how to take it to the next stage. As a result of the various stages of the study - direct response to the corona disaster, how to carry on daily activities under the corona situation, and how to record the corona disaster - the inference was reached that the cultural institutions that were able to respond immediately to the situation were those that were active in collecting local materials and information on a daily activities. On the other hand, how to handle the materials and contents collected and created during this period is a major issue for the future.

To address COVID-19, many libraries in Japan were forced to close to the public. We clarify the situation for libraries under COVID-19 and describe the challenges that the situation revealed. Then, we discuss the roles that libraries are expected to play to deal with the challenges. In particular, we point out the problems of vulnerability and unbalance of libraries in Japan, which have placed unbalanced emphasis on services for on-site users. These pre-existing problems are now brought to light by COVID-19. We report the activities of saveMLAK and “Library” (tentative name) Redesign Conference as solutions to the challenges. In addition, we propose archiving of various materials regarding COVID-19 as the crucial role that libraries should play.

Materials depicting the impact of the novel coronavirus disease on local communities are called “COVID-19 Materials”. Most of the COVID-19 Materials are ephemerals like temporary handouts and posters destined to disappear before long unless they are collected when the society is in the middle of the pandemic. These materials hold historical values, giving us useful insights into the life under the pandemic. Another item from the “with corona” society that would hold a symbolic value is the mask. The Historical Museum of Urahoro held an exhibition with a focus on handmade masks. Collection of the COVID-19 Materials forms part of the museum's mission to collect and record the community life during the pandemic. At the same time, it may also pose as a new challenge to the study of museum materials.

The Suita City Museum is collecting objects related to COVID-19. These objects will be valuable historical resources for future generations to learn about the current pandemic. The museum also held a small exhibition on COVID-19. By exhibiting some of the collected objects, the museum hoped to link them to the next collection and to help visitors to think about the future of Japan and the way people should live, what the pandemic has given to Japanese society and local communities, and what it means for us. In an era in which the social role of museums is changing from object-centered to people's narrative-centered, it is important to collect and archive the testimonies of citizens' experiences of COVID-19 along with objects.

It is still difficult to maintain digital archive systems that make use of digital research resources, while the significance of sharing digital contents as cultural assets is being steadily recognized in Japan. Therefore, we propose a technically specialized method for constructing a digital archive that considers sustainability and reusability, in order to solve the problem of how to keep the digital archive systems. We also verify the usefulness of the proposed method by actually constructing and utilizing a digital archive.

It has been almost a year since the Asahi Broadcasting Group released 38 hours of 1970 clips of footage of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. While there was a huge response on social media immediately after the release, as of October 1, 2020, not a single request for opt-out from concerned portrait rights holders has been received. It won the Digital Archive Promotion Consortium's 2020 Digital Archive Industry Award for Contribution for "addressing a social issue without direct consideration of business by the broadcaster. The following is an overview of the archive, an example of footage released to the public, and a report on future developments that are being undertaken to ensure its continuation over the long term.