"The Story of Iwata Yasohachi" - The Story of Iwata Yasohachi

Japanese: 《岩田八十八の話》 - いわたやそはちのはなし
"The Story of Iwata Yasohachi" - The Story of Iwata Yasohachi

…Together with Tamenaga Harusho (commonly known as Tamenaga Harusho, later Shunsui) and Maeda Kousetsu (1841-1916), he contributed to creating a distinctive newspaper page. In particular, Maeda serialized “The Story of Iwata Yasohachi” in 1875, which was well received. This was a comical serialization of court records, and can be considered the origin of newspaper fiction. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The Story of Iwata Yasohachi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…通称為永春笑,のち春水),前田香雪(こうせつ)(1841‐1916)とともに特色ある紙面づくりに貢献した。とくに前田は1875年《岩田八十八(やそはち)の話》を連載し,好評を博した。これは裁判記録を戯作風に続きものにしたもので,新聞小説の元祖といえる。…

※「《岩田八十八の話》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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