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<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | <center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br> | ||
<center>''The Japan Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Japan. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | <center>''The Japan Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Japan. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br> | ||
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==Japan Research Strategies== | |||
*[[Japan Getting Started|Getting Started]] | |||
*[[Beginning Japanese Research|Beginning Japanese Research]] | *[[Beginning Japanese Research|Beginning Japanese Research]] | ||
*[[Japan Record Finder|Record Finder]] | |||
*[[Japan Online Learning|Online Learning]] | |||
*[[Japan Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] | |||
*[[Japan Research Methods|Japan Research Methods]] | *[[Japan Research Methods|Japan Research Methods]] | ||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Asia/Asia.pdf BYU Research Guide for East Asian Researchers] | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Asia/Japan.pdf BYU Research Guide for Japan] (Annotated edition of ''Major Genealogical Record Sources in Japan'' (1974) by the Genealogical Society of Utah)<br> | |||
==Japan Research Tips== | |||
*[http://www.sljfaq.org/cgi/date.cgi Calendar calculator] - Convert Japanese dates to Western calendar | |||
The four top sources for Japanese genealogical research are: [http://www.accessj.com/2013/01/koseki-japanese-family-registration.html ''koseki''] (household registers), ''kakochō'' (Buddhist death registers), ''Shumonchō'' (Examination of Religion Register), and ''kafu'' (compiled family sources).<ref>John W. Orton, Basil P. Yang, Ted A. Telford, and Kenji Suzuki, "Panel: East Asian Family Sources: The Genealogical Society of Utah," ''World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980,'' Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History. {{FSC|33546|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 11}} Shumonchō are also known as ninbetuchō and goningumichō. Compiled family sources are also known as keizu.</ref> | The four top sources for Japanese genealogical research are: [http://www.accessj.com/2013/01/koseki-japanese-family-registration.html ''koseki''] (household registers), ''kakochō'' (Buddhist death registers), ''Shumonchō'' (Examination of Religion Register), and ''kafu'' (compiled family sources).<ref>John W. Orton, Basil P. Yang, Ted A. Telford, and Kenji Suzuki, "Panel: East Asian Family Sources: The Genealogical Society of Utah," ''World Conference on Records: Preserving Our Heritage, August 12-15, 1980,'' Vol. 11: Asian and African Family and Local History. {{FSC|33546|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 11}} Shumonchō are also known as ninbetuchō and goningumichō. Compiled family sources are also known as keizu.</ref> | ||
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#Record your data in a genealogical computer software, such as FamilySearch or another software that allows you to write the names in the Japanese characters (''kanji'') as well as the English pronunciation. When you are working with Japanese names, the ''kanji'' is the most important part of the name. | #Record your data in a genealogical computer software, such as FamilySearch or another software that allows you to write the names in the Japanese characters (''kanji'') as well as the English pronunciation. When you are working with Japanese names, the ''kanji'' is the most important part of the name. | ||
#Other sources of family genealogy can sometimes be found written on the family tombstones ''(ohaka''). | #Other sources of family genealogy can sometimes be found written on the family tombstones ''(ohaka''). | ||
#Genealogy of the family before the start of koseki record keeping can sometimes be found by contacting the | #Genealogy of the family before the start of koseki record keeping can sometimes be found by contacting the Buddhist Temple near the family's hometown (''honseki''). | ||
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