Japan Center for Asian Historical Records

Search by KeywordSearch the documents by entering keyword.
Search by CategoryThis is the dictionary data in which the keyword searched for appears. Click on the place name, personal name, or event category to navigate to the keyword pertaining to the search.
Alphabetical Index SearchThis is the dictionary data in which the keyword searched for appears. Click on the alphabetical index to navigate to the keyword pertaining to the search.
Search by Reference CodeSearch the documents by entering reference code. You can directly access to specific documents you have already identified.
Cross SearchComprehensively search Asia historical documents of JACAR, NAJ Digital Archive, and databases of other institutions.
JACAR Dictionary SearchImprove results by using keywords (i.e., terms in use when the documents were originally created) when searching the JACAR Dictionary.

5. Alphabetical Index Search Screen

Select a keyword contained in documents from the A-Z Index by a term’s first letter.

A list of alphabetized words from documents is displayed.

matchesThe number of matched hits will be displayed along with Alphabetical Index Search results.

When you click “Detailed term” to the right of a word match, additional information is displayed.
When you click “Search” to the right of a word match, your browser will perform a search.
The match results are sorted by the first letter or character of a word.

For information about search result, please refer to 8. Search result screen