JACAR would deeply appreciate if papers that quote our holdings might be emailed or faxed to us. Knowledge of your work as well as how you have used this website would be helpful in making future improvements.

For your reference, we suggest the following citation guidelines when using JACAR’s resources:

1.Bearing in mind that quotations ought to be as concise as possible, we suggest stating, in full, “Japan Center for Asian Historical Records” only once in your document. After writing “Japan Center for Asian Historical Records,” you might continue by typing the abbreviation “JACAR” alongside specific holding source information. For instance, you might type JACAR followed by an A (National Archives and Records Administration), B (Foreign Ministry Museum), or C (National Institute for Defense Studies). The abbreviated holding information ought to then be followed by the relevant 11-digit reference number (example: JACAR: A01000012800).

2.We suggest noting document holding institutions as well as volume or serial numbers in parenthese. For example, in citing a Foreign Ministry record from the Diplomatic Record Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, you ought to note details such as entry number, specific whereabouts, and paragraph number (example: A. 3.4).

3.In the case that your quotation includes a large quantity of images, do your best to include an easily identifiable placemark after the reference (example: Ref.B02030938800 (58th picture)).