Tokyo Illustrated Newspaper

Japanese: 東京絵入新聞 - とうきょうえいりしんぶん

A small newspaper founded by Takabatake Ransen and Ochiai Yoshiiku in April 1875. It was originally published every other day under the name Hiragana Eiri Shimbun, but eventually became a daily publication and changed its title to Tokyo Eiri Shimbun in March 1876. Maeda Kosetsu (Kenjiro, later president) wrote Iwata Yasohachi no Hanashi, which was serialized for three days in November 1875, and is said to be the first newspaper novel. The same Kosetsu also wrote Kanenosuke no Hanashi, which he serialized for 16 times in August 1878, and is famous as an early newspaper novel. In the early days of the civil rights movement, it was associated with the Progressive Party, but in 1889 it changed its title to Tozai Shimbun, advocated national liberalism, and the company's fortunes declined, leading to its closure in 1890.

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Japanese:

1875年4月に高畠藍泉と落合芳幾が創刊した小 (こ) 新聞。初め『平仮名絵入新聞』と称して隔日刊であったが，やがて日刊となり，76年3月に『東京絵入新聞』と改題。 75年 11月に3日間連載した前田香雪 (健次郎。のち社長) の『岩田八十八の話』は最初の新聞小説といわれ，同じ香雪が 78年8月に 16回連載した『金之助の話』も初期の新聞小説として有名。民権運動の初期には改進党色であったが，『東西新聞』と改題した 89年には国民自由主義を唱え，社運も衰微して 90年に廃刊となった。

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