Musansha Shinbun

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Musansha Shinbun
TypeNewspaper
FoundedSeptember 1925
Political alignmentCommunist
LanguageJapanese
Ceased publicationAugust 1929
HeadquartersTokyo
CountryJapan

Musansha Shinbun (Japanese: 無産者新聞; Proletarian News) was one of the newspapers which were affiliated with the Japanese Communist Party. The paper was in circulation between 1925 and 1929.

History and profile[edit]

Musansha Shinbun was launched in Tokyo in 1925.[1][2] The first issue appeared in September that year and was started as a biweekly publication.[3] The paper published news based on a working class perspective.[4] From January 1926 the frequency of Musansha Shinbun was switched to weekly,[3] and it was later published six times per month.[1][2] In 1928 its circulation was reported to be 35,000 copies.[5]

Musansha Shinbun was subject to frequent bans during its lifetime.[2] It ceased publication in August 1929 when it was banned.[3] The paper was succeeded by Daini Musansha Shinbun (Japanese: Second Proletarian News).[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Musansha shinbun. Stanford University Libraries. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Gregory J. Kasza (1988). The State and the Mass Media in Japan, 1918–1945. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA; London: University of California Press. p. 40. doi:10.1525/9780520913790-fm. ISBN 9780520082731.
  3. ^ a b c d Takiji Kobayashi (2013). The Crab Cannery Ship and Other Novels of Struggle. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 2998. doi:10.1515/9780824837907. ISBN 9780824837907.
  4. ^ Anna Dobrovolskaia (2016). The Development of Jury Service in Japan: A square block in a round hole?. London; New York: Routledge. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-317-03598-5.
  5. ^ Edward Hallett Carr (1976). Foundations of a Planned Economy 1926–1929. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 624. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-02836-8. ISBN 978-0-333-19270-2.

Further reading[edit]

  • William De Lange (2023). A History of Japanese Journalism: State of Affairs and Affairs of State. Toyo Press. ISBN 978-94-92722-393.