Imperial Library (Japan)
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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]
[edit] Publications
- Annual report
- Tōkyō Toshokan zōkasho mokuroku, 1889-1901
[edit] References
- ^ "History". National Diet Library. http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/aboutus/outline_2.html. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ "History". International Library of Children's Literature. http://www.kodomo.go.jp/english/about/outline/history.html. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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