Kyodo Newspaper Journalists Club

…Normally, press clubs are permanently established in government offices and various organizations that are important news sources, and rooms and equipment are provided for them, and they serve as a base for reporting and a liaison point with the headquarters. However, some press clubs, such as the Film Press Club and the Music Press Club, do not have a designated press room. In Japan, the first press club was the Kyodo Shimbun Kishu Kaibu (Joint Press Club), which was formed by newspapers around the country in response to a request for permission to cover the opening of the first Imperial Diet in 1890 (Meiji 23). After the Sino-Japanese War, press clubs were established one after another in various government offices. …

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…通常，重要なニュース･ソースである官公庁，各種団体などに部屋，設備などの提供を受けて常設され，取材拠点，本社との連絡拠点としているが，映画記者会，音楽記者会などのように特定の記者室をもたない記者クラブもある。日本では，1890年(明治23)第1回帝国議会の開会にあたり，その取材許可を要求して全国の新聞社が結成した〈共同新聞記者俱楽部（クラブ）〉が最初とされる。日清戦争後各官庁につぎつぎと記者クラブが設けられた。…

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