Central Coordination Committee
RECENT ACQUISITION
"Microfilm Recording of Journals for the Study of the History of Japan-India Relations" has been completed
Report by Shusaku MATSUMOTO
(Guest Lecturer at Daito Bunka University 21st Century COE "Central Coordination Committee" Fellow)
The microfilm recording of the publications, "Nichiinkyokai kaiho (Journal of the Indo-Japanese Association: 1909-1954)", "Indo-Karukatta-Nihon-Shohinkan Kanpo (Bulletin of the Indo-Japanese Commercial Museum: 1927-1934)" , and "Nichiinkyokai Indo-Karukatta-Nihon-Shohinkan Kanpo (Bulletin of the Indo-Japanese Commercial Museum: 1935-1937)" has now been completed. They will become valuable sources of information for the study of the history of Japan-India relations from the Meiji era onwards. We have not found any library with a complete set of all the above publications. There were also some issues, existence of which was confirmed for the first time through this project.
It should be noted that an extraordinary thing about this publication is that complete English editions were published during this period. From 1911 through 1927, a total of 15 English issues - "Journal of the Indo-Japanese Association" - were published. This is strong evidence of the efforts that were made to disseminate information abroad. The Second Period (primarily during the post-war Occupation) sees the Association change its name to Indo-Japanese Economic Association. The publications are valuable historical documents in understanding the Japan-India relationship in post-war period. The publications issued during this period can only be found at the Association. For this reason, the microfilm recording of the publications and their being made available to the public are actions that will serve the potential users. The Third Period sees the Association renamed - although for just a short period - to its original name. From this time onwards, we can observe new developments in post-war Japan-India relations.
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