Japan For Further Reading

A great place to start for English-speakers is:


 * Genealogical Society of Utah. Major Genealogical Record Sources in Japan. Series J, No. 1 (1973, rev. 1974). Free online digital version, courtesy: BYU.

A number of key research papers were presented at the 1980 World Conference on Records:


 * Brown, L. Keith. "The Family in Japan," World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980, Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History.
 * Fujiki, Norio. "Using Family Linkages to Reconstruct the History of an Isolated Japanese Village," World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980, Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History.
 * Gubler, Greg. "Family History for Japanese-Americans," World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980, Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History.
 * Hirata, Dr. Kin-itsu. "The Search for My Japanese Roots: Using Buddhist and Local Sources," World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980, Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History.
 * Horiuchi, Russell N. and Annette A. Horiuchi. "Genealogical Research in the Absence of Written Records: The Case of the Ainus, the Aborigines of Japan," World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980, Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History.
 * Suzuki, Kenji, Ann Walthall, Kin-itsu Hirata, and Greg Gubler. "Panel: Family and Local History in Japan," World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980, Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History.