Imperial Library (Japan)
The Imperial Library (帝国図書館) of the Empire of Japan was established in 1872 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. Tōkyō Toshokan; became Teikoku Toshokan in 1897; popular name: Ueno Toshokan. The building now houses the International Library of Children's Literature.[1][2]
Until Japan's defeat in the Second World War, the executive government controlled all political documents, depriving the people and the Diet of access to vital information.[citation needed]
Publications
- Annual report
- Tōkyō Toshokan zōkasho mokuroku, 1889-1901
References
- ^ "History". National Diet Library. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "History". International Library of Children's Literature. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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