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.

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

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.