Miyako Newspaper

A daily newspaper published in Tokyo before World War II. Its predecessor was Konnichi Shimbun, first published on September 25, 1884 (Meiji 17), as an evening paper written by Kanagaki Robun. On November 16, 1888, it changed its title to Miyako Shimbun and became a morning theater paper, publishing editorials and detective stories under the editorship of Kuroiwa Ruiko. On February 1 the following year, it changed its title to Miyako Shimbun, and from then on it gained popularity among the common people with its unique editorial policy, which placed emphasis on literature, plays, and theatrical performances, and included advertisements for the entertainment industry. In May 1892, it came under the ownership of Kusumoto Masataka (1838-1902), and as it took on a Kaishinto (progressive party) color, it fell into financial difficulties in the Taisho era. On December 2, 1919 (Taisho 8), Eisuke Fukuda, a textile businessman from Ashikaga, bought the paper and revamped it by focusing on the business column and adding a raw silk column and a radio column. The paper continued to be run healthily under the principle of independence, and continued to develop independently amid the decline of Tokyo newspapers after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. On October 1, 1942 (Showa 17), it merged with the Kokumin Shimbun as part of a wartime newspaper consolidation, and became the Tokyo Shimbun.

[Akihiko Sunohara]

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第二次世界大戦前、東京で発行されていた日刊紙。前身は1884年（明治17）9月25日に創刊された『今日(こんにち)新聞』で、仮名垣魯文(かながきろぶん)が主筆の夕刊紙。88年11月16日『みやこ新聞』と改題、朝刊の劇場機関紙となり、黒岩涙香(るいこう)が主筆として社説、探偵小説を掲載した。翌年2月1日『都新聞』と改題、以後、文学、芝居、演劇に重点を置き、花柳界の広告を載せるなど独特の編集方針で庶民の人気を集めた。92年5月、楠本正隆(くすもとまさたか)（1838―1902）の所有となり、改進党色を帯びたため、大正に入ると経営不振に陥った。1919年（大正8）12月2日、足利(あしかが)の機業家福田英助が買収、商況欄に力を入れ、生糸欄、ラジオ欄を設けるなど紙面を刷新するとともに、独立自営を信条に健全な経営を続け、関東大震災（1923）後の東京紙の衰退のなかで独自の発展の途をたどった。1942年（昭和17）10月1日戦時新聞統合で『国民新聞』と合併、『東京新聞』となる。

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