Little Citizen - Shokokumin

Japanese: 小国民 - しょうこくみん

This boys' magazine was first published in 1889 by Takahashi Shozo's Gakureikan. It was initially published monthly, but was published twice a month from the first anniversary issue. Along with the earlier publications Shonen-en (1888-95, editor-in-chief Yamagata Teisaburo) and Nihon no Shonen (1889-94, published by Hakubunkan), and the later Shonen Bunbu (1890-92, edited and published by Nakagawa Kashiro), it was one of the leading boys' magazines of the 1880s. It gained elementary school readers with its simple articles and illustrations on subjects such as ethics, history, literature, and entertainment. Edited by Ishii Kendo, it had a circulation of 15,000 at its peak, but was ordered to cease publication with the September 1895 issue and was discontinued.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1889年に高橋省三の学齢館から創刊された少年雑誌。初めは月刊，1周年号から月2回刊。それ以前に創刊された《少年園》(1888‐95，山県悌三郎主幹)，《日本之少年》(1889‐94，博文館発行)，その後に創刊された《少年文武》(1890‐92，中川霞城編集発行)などとともに，明治20年代の有力な少年雑誌である。修身，歴史，文芸，娯楽などの平易な記事と挿絵で小学生の読者を獲得した。編集には石井研堂があたり，最盛期には1万5000部を発行したが，95年9月号で発行停止処分をうけ，廃刊した。

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