1 Introductory Essay: Archives, Accountability, and Democracy in the Digital Age (Keiji Fujiyoshi).- 2 The Gap between Knowledge Management and Records Management (Kazuhito Isomura).- 3 Ombudsperson NGOs and Effective Information Disclosure in Japanese Local Governments (Gentaro Mizugaki).- 4 Meanings of Archivists in the Constitution of Japan (Junta Okada).- 5 Is it possible to conduct genealogical research in Japanese archives? Examining the hindrances and possibilities (Sachiko Morimoto).- 6 Archives as Record and Memory Keepers of War (Keiko Tamura).- 7 Standardizing Non-Alphabetical Archival Description (Takahiro Sakaguchi).- Editor’s Note.