was the first Japanese daily newspaper to be published in an evening edition.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). "Miyako Shimbun" in It was established in Nagoya.
History When the newspaper was founded in 1884, its name was . The name was changed to Miyako Shinbun in 1888.Nishizawa, Iwata. (1917). Japan in the Taisho era, p. 313.
In the first decade of the 20th century, the circulation of Miyako Shinbun was among the top seven in Japan.Takeuchi, Keiichi. Modern Japanese Geography: an Intellectual History, p. 114.
In the 1930s, Mainichi Shimbun was in direct competitor with Miyako Shinbun.Barlow, Tani E. (1997). The publication was also recognized in the foreign press. "The Press: For the Flashing News," Time (New York). August 7, 1939.
It merged with the Kokumin Shinbun in 1942 to form the Tokyo Shimbun.
Literary serials The journal published a number of literary serials. In the 1890s, the newspaper had established a reputation for carrying translated or adapted versions of Western novels; but the advent of the First Sino-Japanese War became, in part, a cause for a shift in emphasis to featuring the work of Japanese writers.Miller, John Scott. (2001).
One of these was Daibosatsu Toge by Nakazato Kaizan. The work was presented to the public in 41 volumes; and it contains 1533 chapters. This historical novel was the longest in the Japanese language until Tokugawa Ieyasu. 5.7 million Japanese characters.Amazon.co.jp： ザ・大菩薩峠―『大菩薩峠』全編全一冊: 中里 介山. 本
See also Japanese newspapers Media of Japan
Notes
References Miller, John Scott. (2001). Adaptations of Western literature in Meiji Japan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ; OCLC 237498079 Nishizawa, Iwata. (1917). Japan in the Taisho era. In Commemoration of the Enthronement. Tokyo: Japan Gazette. OCLC 28706155 + Internet Archive: online, full-text version Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301
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