In addition to the contents of the microfilm and DVD editions, newly recorded materials cover the entire life of Shinpei Goto from his days at the Sanitation Bureau to his later years.
Shinpei Goto (1857-1929) was a bureaucrat and politician active from the Meiji era to the early Showa era. The vast amount of original documents left by Goto have already been published as the microfilm edition of the "Goto Shinpei Papers" and the DVD edition of the "Collection of Letters" and have been used in many studies.
This time, in addition to the contents of the microfilm and DVD editions, we are publishing an online version that comprehensively includes unrecorded materials and newly donated materials in the Goto Shinpei Memorial Museum collection, as well as related materials in the Municipal Library collection. In addition to refining the existing catalog, reference information to a voluminous biography that makes full use of the "Goto Shinpei Papers" is also included to guide the reader to the original source materials.
Simpei Goto was active in Japan's colonial administration, serving as Commissioner for Civil Affairs of Taiwan and the first president of the Manchurian Railway Company, and held such important positions as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mayor of Tokyo, and President of the Imperial Capital Reconstruction Agency. This online edition will enable further three-dimensional research on Goto, who left a significant mark on modern and contemporary history.

Part I: From the Mizusawa Period to the Period of Taiwan Governor-General (1)
　Contains materials from his hometown, Mizusawa period, through the period of the Health Bureau of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and up to the period of Taiwan Governor-General as Secretary for Civil Affairs. In addition to the materials related to the Japan Sanitation Association compiled by the Biographical Compilation Association and the materials from the period of the temporary chief clerk of the Army Quarantine Department, there are many Taiwan-related materials such as "Opinions on Investigation of Old Customary Systems in Taiwan Management" and others.

Part II: The Era of the Secretary for Civil Affairs in Taiwan (2) - The Earthquake Cabinet Era
　This section covers the period from the Secretary of the Taiwan Civil Administration to the Yamamoto Cabinet's period as Minister of the Interior and President of the Imperial Capital Reconstruction Agency. Includes many new materials such as those related to the Manchurian Railway, the Constitutional Dōshikai, the Siberian Expedition during the Terauchi Cabinet period, and the Great Kanto Earthquake period. In addition, it includes newly donated materials related to the Boy Scouts of America.

Part III: Period of being in Japan - Materials related to death and biography editing society
　Includes materials from the period when he was in Japan to the time of his death. Includes many diaries, memos, and manuscripts that were not included in the microfilm. Includes a variety of related materials, such as a report from Ito Miyoji to Goto regarding the Gaikokai. Also included are "Excerpts from Draft Letters and Opinion Papers of Shinpei Goto," "Journal of the Biographical Compilation Committee of Shinpei Goto," and other materials from the biographical compilation committee.

Part 4: Correspondence
　In addition to the materials included in the DVD version, this volume includes new letters and other materials from the president of the Manchuria Railway Company. Cross-searching with the documents up to Part III enables integrated research.