Fixing Japanese Filename Conversion in Archivematica

Overview

When inputting files with Japanese filenames into Archivematica with default settings, a filename like “ユースケース公募提案書.docx” is converted as follows:

yu-suke-suGong_Mu_Ti_An_Shu_.docx

This article explains how to customize this filename conversion.

The filename conversion is performed in the following file:

Specifically, the following line:

An example of running this in Google Colab is available here:

This time, we will try using pykakasi.

We also assume that Archivematica is running on Docker. Please refer to the following article:

First, add pykakasi to the following file:

Then modify the following file as well:

After making the above modifications and rebuilding Archivematica, filenames are now converted as follows:

yuusukeesukouboteiansho.docx

Regarding filename conversion, the METS file records the conversion as follows:

Therefore, you may not need to worry about the filename conversion rules, but we hope this serves as a useful reference.