Katsutoshi Takami, a Senior Specialist at the National Diet Library, is the Editor in Charge of this project.
The outline and explanation of documents were produced by researchers at the National Diet Library along with the Constitution Research Office of the Research and Legislative Reference Bureau and the Modern Japanese Political Documents Division of the Reference and Special Collections Department.
We would like to express our appreciation and recognition to the many people who contributed documents and cooperated in the creation of this exhibit.
Some of the documents presented here are digital images of hand written or printed documents and may include areas that are difficult to read. We apologize for this.
Documents for which the "Repository" or "Repository (reproduction)" is listed as the "National Diet Library" are kept in the Tokyo Main Building, mainly in the Modern Japanese Political History Materials Room (Kensei Shiryoshitsu).
The links to this site can be used without restriction. See the "Copyright Notes" for more detailed information. You can access them by using the banner shown below.
If you wish to reproduce any item or any portion of any item (image, document, article, data, etc.) in this exhibition, please complete the reproduction request form and send to us in advance.
Please note that in some cases, you cannot use an image that belongs to another institution or posted with the permission of the copyright-holder.
Before using these digital images or commentary, please read the Terms of Use of Contents of the National Diet Library website.
The Terms of Use of the National Diet Library Digital Exhibitions that was in effect until February 2025 can be found on the Web Archiving Project (WARP) website. There have been no changes made to the terms and conditions regarding reproduction and reuse of content (As of March 2025).
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