Jitsugyō no Nihon

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Jitsugyō no Nihon
EditorMasuda Yoshikazu
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyFortnightly
Monthly
PublisherDainihon Jitsugyo Gakkai
Jitsugyō no Nihon Sha, Ltd (From 1900)
Year founded1897
First issue10 June 1897
Final issueMarch 2002
CountryJapan
Based inTokyo
LanguageJapanese

Jitsugyō no Nihon (実業の日本, meaning "Business Japan" in English) was one of the first business magazines of Japan. The magazine, published monthly, was based in Tokyo. It was in circulation between June 1897 and March 2002.

History and profile[]

Jitsugyō no Nihon was started in 1897.[1][2] The first issue appeared on 10 June 1897.[3] The founding publisher was Dainihon Jitsugyo Gakkai.[3] Later it was published by a company with the same name, Jitsugyō no Nihon Sha, Ltd.,[4] which was founded by Masuda Yoshikazu in 1900.[3] Masuda Yoshikazu was the founding editor, and Shibusawa Eiichi was among the regular contributors.[3] The magazine was published on a fortnightly basis[5] and later on a monthly basis[2] The headquarters was in Tokyo.[2]

Jitsugyō no Nihon covered articles about economy, finance and current affairs.[3] It also offered information about business targeting people with no formal education on the subject.[4] The magazine was one of the supporters of Japan's participating in World War II.[6] Following the war it changed its focus becoming a trade magazine with a special reference to the stock market.[7] Jitsugyō no Nihon ceased publication in 2002, and the final issue appeared in March 2002.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "History of Magazines in Japan: 1867-1988". Kanzaki. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 2357. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Special Exhibition "Shibusawa Eiichi and Jitsugyo no Nihon: Businessmen as Seen in Magazines"" (PDF). Shibusawa Memorial Museum Newsletter (3). 1 September 2011.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b T.W. Dunfee; Y. Nagayasu (30 September 1993). Business Ethics: Japan and the Global Economy. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7923-2427-0.
  5. ^ S. Takahashi (1946). "The Magazines of Japan" (PDF). eVols. 13 (1).
  6. ^ Antony Best; Oliviero Frattolillo (5 October 2015). Japan and the Great War. Springer. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-137-54674-6.
  7. ^ "A Study on Jitsugyo no Nihon sha Ltd" (MA thesis summary). Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ "JN: Business Japan. Jitsugyo no Nihonsha" (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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