Japan Center for Asian Historical Records

JACAR Newsletter

JACAR Newsletter Number 46

March 27, 2025

Event Information from Cooperating Institutions

National Archives of Japan

Spring 2025 Special Exhibition: “Pages of Peace and Prosperity: Publishing Culture in the Edo Period”

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Thursday/National Holiday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025 * Open daily 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM (on Fridays, open until 8:00 PM) No reservations required, free admission	The Edo period saw significant developments in printing technology, which allowed publishers to print in bulk, publish reprints, add illustrations, and use multiple colors in their output—and these abilities helped give early modern literature a rich diversity of expression. Amid this flowering of culture, however, also came strict publishing controls. Popular writers and booksellers alike found themselves subject to punishment, reflecting the complex historical context that shaped the industry at the time. This exhibition, featuring original prints of numerous distinctive works from the Edo period, invites visitors to open a fascinating chapter of history and immerse themselves in the publishing culture of centuries past. Site: 1st floor Exhibition Hall, Tokyo Main Office, National Archives of Japan	→Homepage(HTML)

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Thursday/National Holiday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

* Open daily

9:15 AM to 5:00 PM (on Fridays, open until 8:00 PM)

No reservations required, free admission

The Edo period saw significant developments in printing technology, which allowed publishers to print in bulk, publish reprints, add illustrations, and use multiple colors in their output—and these abilities helped give early modern literature a rich diversity of expression. Amid this flowering of culture, however, also came strict publishing controls. Popular writers and booksellers alike found themselves subject to punishment, reflecting the complex historical context that shaped the industry at the time. This exhibition, featuring original prints of numerous distinctive works from the Edo period, invites visitors to open a fascinating chapter of history and immerse themselves in the publishing culture of centuries past.

Site: 1st floor Exhibition Hall, Tokyo Main Office, National Archives of Japan

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Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

The Image of Yoshida Shigeru that Emerges from Valuable Historical Records

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 to Saturday, May 31, 2025	A Yoshida Shigeru Exhibition will be held to commemorate the first anniversary of the reopening of the Diplomatic Archives Exhibition Room in Azabudai Hills. In 1988, the Diplomatic Archives received a donation from the Yoshida Shigeru Memorial Foundation to establish an Annex that included the Exhibition Room, and it stored there records related to former prime minister Yoshida Shigeru (also Foreign Minister, 1945–1947 and 1948–1952). This commemorative exhibition is scheduled to feature items from those valuable records such as original copies of diplomatic historical records as well as a standing screen (approximately 2 meters x 2 meters) on which is mounted correspondence from people (such as successive prime ministers) who Yoshida Shigeru admired. For details regarding the items displayed and scheduling, please view the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.	→Homepage(HTML)

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 to Saturday, May 31, 2025

A Yoshida Shigeru Exhibition will be held to commemorate the first anniversary of the reopening of the Diplomatic Archives Exhibition Room in Azabudai Hills. In 1988, the Diplomatic Archives received a donation from the Yoshida Shigeru Memorial Foundation to establish an Annex that included the Exhibition Room, and it stored there records related to former prime minister Yoshida Shigeru (also Foreign Minister, 1945–1947 and 1948–1952). This commemorative exhibition is scheduled to feature items from those valuable records such as original copies of diplomatic historical records as well as a standing screen (approximately 2 meters x 2 meters) on which is mounted correspondence from people (such as successive prime ministers) who Yoshida Shigeru admired. For details regarding the items displayed and scheduling, please view the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

→Homepage(HTML)