▁room ▁which ▁is ▁free . ▁There ▁are ▁pla ques ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁comm emor ating ▁cons ulate ▁employees ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁earth qu ake , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁British ▁sail ors ▁who ▁died ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Bomb ard ment ▁of ▁K ag osh ima ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁British ▁Court ▁for ▁Japan , ▁under ▁the ▁British ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁for ▁China ▁and ▁Japan , ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁cons ulate ▁comp ound ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁Provin cial ▁Court ▁for ▁Kan ag awa ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁comp ound ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁arch ives ▁include ▁a ▁museum ▁which ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Japan ▁and ▁Y ok oh ama ' s ▁opening ▁to ▁the ▁West , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁Perry ▁and ▁his ▁black ▁ships . ▁ ▁The ▁reading ▁room ▁down st airs ▁has ▁historic ▁Japanese ▁and ▁English ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁books . ▁Material s ▁include ▁papers ▁of ▁Ernest ▁Sat ow , ▁foreign ▁and ▁Japanese ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁the ▁Me iji ▁period ▁including , ▁the ▁Japan ▁Daily ▁Her ald , ▁the ▁Japan ▁Week ly ▁Mail ▁and ▁Japan ▁P unch . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁newsp apers ▁have ▁been ▁copied ▁onto ▁new ▁paper , ▁making ▁them ▁very ▁easy ▁to ▁handle . ▁These ▁copies ▁can ▁be ▁accessed ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁sh el ves ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁phot oc op ied . ▁There ▁are ▁also