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The chart below contains links to relevant online class recordings available through the FamilySearch Learning Center, RootsTech On Demand, and the FamilySearch Library Facebook Page. The chart is sortable by clicking the desired column heading.

Platform Title Presenter Language Location Topic Year Presented
RootsTech The Structure of Japanese Society Martinus E Wolf English Japan History 2025
RootsTech Challenges of Japanese Family History Martinus E Wolf English Japan Research/Methodology 2025
RootsTech Introduction to Asian Research Power Hour Kelly Renee Summers, Amy Carpenter, Ryan Rockwood English Japan, China, Philippines Getting Started 2025
RootsTech The Role of Immigration Documents in Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Register Documents. English Japan Emigration/Immigration 2023
RootsTech 3. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Names and Geographic Place Names) Martinus E Wolf English Japan Koseki 2022
RootsTech 2. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Dates and Family Relationships) Martinus E Wolf English Japan Koseki 2022
RootsTech 1. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Introduction and Basic Layout) Martinus E Wolf English Japan Koseki 2022
RootsTech 1. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Introduction and Submittal Process Martinus E Wolf English Japan Koseki 2022
RootsTech 2. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Proving Relationship to Issei Ancestor Martinus E Wolf English Japan Koseki 2022
RootsTech 3. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Identifying Ancestral Village of Issei Martinus E Wolf English Japan Koseki 2022
RootsTech Japanese Family History - Open Mic Q&A Martinus E Wolf English Japan Research/Methodology 2023
RootsTech Where did they come from? - Japanese Administrative Divisions Martinus E Wolf English Japan Research/Methodology 2023
RootsTech Okinawan Game Changer - Okinawan Migration Record Database Martinus E Wolf English Japan Research/Methodology 2023
RootsTech Books of the Past - Japanese Buddhist Death Registers Martinus E Wolf English Japan Research/Methodology 2023
RootsTech The Ancestral Village - Japanese Land Records Martinus E Wolf English Japan Research/Methodology 2023
RootsTech 古文書を読み解く 谷口 喜子 Japanese Japan Research/Methodology 2021
RootsTech What Date Is It? Martinus E Wolf English Japan Dates and Calendars 2024
RootsTech Why is Hiroshima known as the “Emigration Prefecture"? Martinus E Wolf English Japan Emigration/Immigration 2024
RootsTech 沖縄県系移民渡航記録データベースの使い方 シェパード 美智子 Japanese Japan Emigration/Immigration 2024
RootsTech Japanese Family History Open Mic Q&A 2024 Martinus E Wolf English Japan Q & A 2024
RootsTech インターネットを使った家族歴史探求 岸本 良信 Japanese Japan Research/Methodology 2024
RootsTech 史料チャートで学ぶ戸籍以上のご先祖調査 田代 隆浩 Japanese Japan Research/Methodology 2024

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