Advisory Committee
Overview of the Advisory Committee of the Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
The Japan Center for Asian Historical Records of the National Archives of Japan has established an Advisory Committee. Composed of external experts, the Advisory Committee upon the request of the Director-General of the Japan Center for Asian Historical Records investigates and deliberates on matters related to the Center’s operations and provides necessary advice.
The Japan Center for Asian Historical Records implements various initiatives based on advice from the Advisory Committee.
Advisory Committee Members
(As of June 2026)
(Japanese alphabetical order, excluding the Chair)
| Motoya NAKAMURA (Chair) | Professor, Department of Area Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Kaoru UEDA | Curator, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University |
| Tahee ONUMA | Specially Appointed Associate Professor, College of Arts Department of Letters, Course in French Literature, Rikkyo University |
| Yuko KASUYA | Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University |
| Ryo SHIOZAKI | Professor, the Library and Information Science (LIS) program, Seigakuin University |
| Hidenori WATANAVE | Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo |
Past Recommendations by the Advisory Committee
“Recommendations on the Future Vision of the Center for Asian Historical Records (Vision 2030)”(November 1, 2025)