Japanese Genealogy Web Sites

National Archives of Japan War Records Japanese-American Family History Resources Japanese Immigrants to the United States 1887-1924, an index of immigrants mostly in the Idaho, Washington, and Utah areas. Compiled at BYU-Idaho. After reading the introduction, click on the New Search link at the top. Stichting-Sakura, A Netherlands site, "however most of our members, being descendants of Japanese (soldiers) are still looking for their (father's) family in Japan." (English and Dutch) Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Asia & the Pacific Genealogy in Non-Western Civilizations Common Surnames in Japan Emperor Years changed to Western Years The Imperial Family of Japan Timeline of Japanese History Arrie's Home Page - Koseki request form, a PDF file that opens up using Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free. Beginning Research in Japanese Genealogy - Includes a glossary of terms in Romaji and Kanji that are useful for Japanese genealogical research. National Japanese American Historical Society Japanese American Internment Japanese American National Museum Nikkei Homepage Japanese Americans on O'ahu Japanese American Historical Archives Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild Transcribed: S.S. Goodwin, Kobe to Tacoma, arriving April 17, 1900

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Department of Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau
(in the Ministry of Health and Welfare)
2-2, Kasumigaseki 1 Chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Phone: 011-81-03-3503-1711

Books:
Japanese Naval Aces & Fighter Units of World War II
written by: Ikuhiko Hata and Yasuho Izawa

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Return to Japan Home Page - WorldGenWeb Project

Last updated April 2, 2001.