Meiroku zasshi

*Meiroku zasshi*
Publisher	Hochisha Company
Founded	1874
First issue	2 April 1874
Final issue; Number	14 November 1875; 43
Country	Japan
Based in	Tokyo
Language	Japanese

Meiroku zasshi (明六雑誌) was a Japanese language magazine which was in circulation between 1874 and 1875 during the Meiji period.

History and profile

Meiroku zasshi was launched in 1874,[1] and the first issue was published on 2 April 1874.[2] The founders were the members of Meirokusha, a group of Japanese intellectuals, including Fukuzawa Yukichi.[3] The publisher was the Hochisha Company, and it was published on a B6 size or A5 size calligraphy paper.[2] Leading contributors included Mori Arinori, future education minister of Japan, and Tsuda Mamichi.[4]

It is one of the earliest publications in Japan which covered writings on Western culture.[3] Given that it was a publication of the Meiji period it frequently discussed education-related topics in regard to morality in the family as well as in the nation.[4] Meiroku zasshi sold nearly 3,000 copies in 1884.[5]

It was published twice or three times per month and folded following the 43rd issue which appeared on 14 November 1875.[2][5] In 1975 William Braisted published a book on the magazine entitled Meiroku Zasshi: Journal of the Japanese Enlightenment.[5]

References

Muta Kazue; Marcella S. Gregory (1994). "Images of the Family in Meiji Periodicals: The Paradox Underlying the Emergence of the "Home"". U.S.-Japan Women's Journal. English Supplement (7): 56. JSTOR 42772076.
"Meiroku Zasshi (明六雑誌)". Japanese Corpus. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
Teresa Ciapparoni La Rocca (1992). "Intersections. Western Presence at Work in Japanese Literary Magazines". Rivista degli studi orientali. 66 (1/2): 185–191. JSTOR 41880729.
Barbara Molony (2005). "The Quest for Women's Rights in Turn-of-the Century Japan". In Barbara Molony; Kathleen Uno (eds.). Gendering Modern Japanese History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 472–473. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1tg5pmc. ISBN 9780674028166.
Edward Beachamp (1979). "William Braisted, Meiroku Zasshi: Journal of the Japanese Enlightenment (Book review)". Journal of Asian and African Studies. 14 (1). ProQuest 1819658.

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[muta-1] Muta Kazue; Marcella S. Gregory (1994). "Images of the Family in Meiji Periodicals: The Paradox Underlying the Emergence of the "Home"". U.S.-Japan Women's Journal. English Supplement (7): 56. JSTOR 42772076.

[jcor-2] "Meiroku Zasshi (明六雑誌)". Japanese Corpus. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

[roc-3] Teresa Ciapparoni La Rocca (1992). "Intersections. Western Presence at Work in Japanese Literary Magazines". Rivista degli studi orientali. 66 (1/2): 185–191. JSTOR 41880729.

[bar-4] Barbara Molony (2005). "The Quest for Women's Rights in Turn-of-the Century Japan". In Barbara Molony; Kathleen Uno (eds.). Gendering Modern Japanese History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. pp. 472–473. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1tg5pmc. ISBN 9780674028166.

[bre-5] Edward Beachamp (1979). "William Braisted, Meiroku Zasshi: Journal of the Japanese Enlightenment (Book review)". Journal of Asian and African Studies. 14 (1). ProQuest 1819658.