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The preserve Japanese government documents and historical records and make them available to the public. Although Japan's reverence for its unique history and art is well documented and illustrated by collections of art and documents, there is almost no archivist tradition. Before the creation of the National Archives, there was a scarcity of available public documents which preserve "grey-area" records, such as internal sources to show a process which informs the formation of a specific policy or the proceedings of various committee meetings.〔Nakayama, Shigeru ''et al.'' (2001). (''A Social History of Science and Technology in Contemporary Japan: The Occupation Period, 1945-1952,'' p. 18. )〕 In accordance with the National Archives Law No.79 (1999),〔( National Archives Law. )〕 the core function of preserving "government documents and records of importance as historical materials"〔( Public Archives Law. )〕 includes all material relating to (1) decision-making on important items of national policies, and (2) processes of deliberation, discussion, or consultation prior to reaching any decision-making, and the process of enforcing policies based on decisions made. The transfer of what are deemed historically important materials from the various ministries and agencies is carried out on a regular basis in accordance with the Transfer Plan prepared and revised by the Prime Minister for each fiscal year. Preservation, restoration cataloging, microfilming and digitization are all important aspects of the archive's responsibilities.〔( Functions of the National Archives of Japan. )〕 However, the National Archives is in the process of becoming something more than simply a historical repository, because it is also a complex of structures, processes, and epistemologies which are situated at a critical point of the intersection between scholarship, cultural practices, politics, and technologies.〔Blouin, Francis X. ''et al.'' (2006). ( ''Archives, Documentation, and Institutions of Social Memory: Essays from the Sawyer Seminar,'' p. vii. )〕 ==History== Since the Meiji Period (1868–1912) administrative documents had been preserved respectively by each government ministry. A library for the cabinet of the early Meiji government was established in 1873; and in 1885, this became the Cabinet Library (''Naikaku Bunko''), which evolved as the nation's leading specialized library of ancient Japanese and Chinese classical books and materials. The Cabinet Library's collection included government records of the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867) and other material. These collections are an important element of the archive's core holdings.〔 In November 1959 the President of the Science Council of Japan issued a recommendation establishing a National Archives to prevent scattering and loss of official documents and to facilitate public access. In July 1971, the newly created Archives began receiving, assessing, and cataloging government documents and records of importance as historical materials; and also, the Archives focused on the conceptually distinct program designed to encourage wider interest by mounting exhibitions and fostering research.〔 In July 1998, the Tsukuba Annex (''Tsukuba Gakuen Toshiwas'') was established in Ibaraki Prefecture in order to expand and improve the storage of archival materials.〔 A Cabinet resolution in 1999 led to the creation of the , which opened in November 2001. The center digitizes data from various national institutions, such as the National Archives, ( Diplomatic Record Office ) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the ( Military Archives ) of the ( National Institute for Defense Studies ) of the Japan Defense Agency, and provides the digital data through the Internet.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Archives of Japan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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