"Contains over two million pages from the archives of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs covering the period 1868 to 1945 (all now released from security classification). The bulk of the collection consists of two series of documents: one of documents from the Meiji and Taisho periods (1868-1926), the other of documents from the Showa period (1926-1989). Other series include 'unindexed documents'; a series mainly of printed and mimeographed studies prepared by members of the ministry for desk use; papers of the Parliamentary Vice-Minister; biographical materials; a treaties series; documents of the International Military Tribunal; and a long telegram series of outgoing and incoming messages between Foreign Service officers in the field and the Minister in Tokyo (in Japanese). This collection supplements the collection based on the archives of the Japanese Army, Navy, and other government agencies entitled 'Selected Japanese Army and Navy Archives', Microfilm 5041"--The Library of Congress Guide to the Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, online version.