Reconstructing the History of Journalism in the Meiji Era: The Case of Nippōsha

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K13325
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03020:Japanese history-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: OKAYASU Noriyuki 東北大学, 学術資源研究公開センター, 協力研究員 (50732351)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 思想史 / 日本史 / メディア史 / ジャーナリズム / 公論 / 日報社

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to elucidate the history of journalism by focusing on how newspapers were born and how they became established as a political culture in Japanese society. Specifically, we conducted research on the Tokyo Nichi Nichi newspaper, about which many aspects remain unclear, and on the employees of the newspaper that published it, Nippo-sha, and reexamined the history of journalism in the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi newspaper was famous for its position in support of the government, but it became clear that it had a great influence on Japanese society and journalism.

Free Research Field

日本思想史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、これまで不明な点の多かった『東京日日新聞』やその発行元である日報社に注目し、明治初期のジャーナリズム史の再検討を行ったことである。また、社会的意義としては、この研究を通して得られた学術的知見を、岡安儀之『「公論」の創生「国民」の誕生――福地源一郎と明治ジャーナリズム』（東北大学出版会、2020年）をはじめ、その他論文・研究報告を通じて還元できた点にあると考えている。