Fonds/Series
Privy Council Records
- Title
- Privy Council Records
- Date
- 1888-1947
- Level of Description
- series
- Extent
- ２，７２１件||2,721 items
- Creator
- Privy Council
- Source of Transfer or Acquisition
- Transferred from the Cabinet/Prime Minister's Office in 1971
- Scope and Content
- This unit includes Privy Council meeting records compiled by procedural stage, year and consultation subject. The principal duty of the Privy Council was to provide advice and suggestions as requested by the Emperor with respect to important state affairs under the former Constitution. Records consist of Drafts of Grant (1888-1947), Minutes of the Committee (1899-1947), Evaluation Reports (1890-1947), Minutes Notes (1888-1947), Bill Distribution registries (1892-1947), resolutions (1888-1947), special reports and reports to the Emperor and the Cabinet (1888-1947), item registries, and other miscellaneous documents.
- Conditions Governing Reproduction
- Image browsing is possible on the Internet(Some materials)
- Language
- Japanese
- Finding Aids
- Booklet catalogue, "Privy Council Records Transferred from the Prime Minister's Office in 1971," (script catalogue) "Organization Labels of Privy Council Records (26 volumes)," Privy Council Drafts of Grant Index (A)," "Privy Council Committee Proceeding Index (B)," "Privy Council Evaluation Report (C)," "Privy Council Meeting Minutes Notes (D)," "Privy Council Meeting Notes Volume Index (D)," "Privy Council Resolution Volume Index (F)," and "Privy Council Reports to the Emperor Index (G, H)," are available.
- Publication Note
- Kunio Sakamoto "On Documents of the Privy Council" Kitanomaru vol. 3
https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/2321516
[Fonds/Series] "Privy Council Records", National Archives of Japan Digital Archive, https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/2321516（accessed 2026-04-12）
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