The working world

Japan's first full-scale organ newspaper. When the Labor Union Promotion Association and the Ironworkers' Union were formed in 1897 (Meiji 30), it was launched on December 1st as their joint organ newspaper. Editor-in-chief Katayama Sen, it was a bi-monthly tabloid newspaper. It played a major role in educating and organizing workers. In June 1900 (Meiji 33), it became a monthly newspaper, and from September it came under Katayama's personal management, but ceased publication on December 21st the following year with its 100th issue. In January 1902, it was re-released as a daily newspaper called Naigai Shinpo, but on April 3rd it was re-titled Labor World (a magazine published three times a month), and continued to be published until February 23rd the following year, when it was again renamed Socialism on March 3rd, becoming the organ newspaper of the Socialist Association.

[Akihiko Sunohara]

"The Labor Movement Historical Materials Publication Committee, ed., Supplementary Volume on Historical Materials on the Japanese Labor Movement: The Labor World" (1960, University of Tokyo Press)

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日本で初めての本格的機関紙。1897年（明治30）、労働組合期成会、鉄工組合が結成されると、その共同機関紙として12月1日発刊された。主筆は片山潜(せん)で、月2回刊のタブロイド紙。労働者の啓発と組織化に大きな役割を果たした。1900年（明治33）6月、月刊となり、9月から片山の個人経営となるが、翌年12月21日第100号で廃刊した。02年1月、日刊『内外新報』と改題発刊したが、4月3日ふたたび『労働世界』に復題（月3回刊の雑誌）し、翌年2月23日まで続くが、3月3日また『社会主義』と改題、社会主義協会の機関誌となる。

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『労働運動史料刊行委員会編『日本労働運動史料別巻　労働世界』（1960・東京大学出版会）』

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