| Activity | Until March 1874 the Japan mission was administered as part of the China mission. By 1898 there were four secretaryships, the country being divided into areas comprising South Tokyo, Kyushu, Hokkaido and Osaka. By 1906 these had settled into three missions: Central Japan, Kyushu and Hokkaido. Unlike the normal procedure, however, the Japan mission archives continued as one series for the whole of the country. |