Fukuoka Nichi Nichi Shimbun - Fukuoka Nichi Nichi Shimbun

Japanese: 福岡日日新聞 - ふくおかにちにちしんぶん

The predecessor of the Nishinippon Shimbun, this was a representative Japanese local newspaper published in Fukuoka before World War II. Its predecessor was the Chikushi Shimbun, which was first published in 1877, and after being discontinued and its title was changed, it began publication as the Fukuoka Nichi Nichi Shimbun in 1880. It had the character of an organ of the civil rights movement. At the end of the Meiji period, the company published the Saga Nichi Nichi Shimbun in Saga and the Kumamoto Nichi Nichi Shimbun in Kumamoto. It is well known that editor-in-chief Kikutake Rokuko criticized the military during the May 15 Incident. In 1942, it merged with the Kyushu Nippo to become the Nishinippon Shimbun.

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Japanese:

《西日本新聞》の前身で，第２次世界大戦前に福岡で発行されていた日本の代表的地方紙。1877年創刊の《筑紫新聞》を前身とし，廃刊，改題を経て1880年《福岡日日新聞》として刊行されるようになる。民権派の機関紙の性格をもった。明治末期，同社は佐賀に《佐賀日日新聞》，熊本に《熊本日日新聞》を発行。五・一五事件に際して，主筆菊竹六鼓が軍部を批判したことは有名。1942年《九州日報》と合併し《西日本新聞》となった。

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