The was a Japanese daily newspaper founded by Kuroiwa Shūroku. Founded on November 1, 1892, the newspaper took a pro-civilian stance. The newspaper ceased publication in 1940 and was incorporated into ''Tokyo Maiyu Shimbun''.

History

Founded by Kuroiwa Shūroku on November 1, 1892, the newspaper was originally published as a tabloid to appeal to the working class. The newspaper is cheap and easy to read, which also had a penchant for pursuing scandals and had been ordered to cease publication by the government on several occasions. Kuroiwa Shūroku also published some of his own short translations in this newspaper. While the United States was experiencing "

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", the situation was somewhat different in Japan, where ''Yorozu Chōhō'' was one of the first to print newspapers on red paper, and where news that struck a chord with the people came to be known as "red newspapers". By the end of the 1890s, however, it had become one of the most widely published newspapers in Japan had attracted some celebrities such as

Kōtoku Shūsui , better known by the pen name , was a Japanese socialist and anarchist who played a leading role in introducing anarchism to Japan in the early 20th century. Historian John Crump described him as "the most famous socialist in Japan". He was ...

and

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. In early 1901, the paper's editors became involved in a labor dispute, and subsequently Risōdan (Ideal corps), a

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group focused on the rights of Japanese workers, was formed within the paper. After the outbreak of the

Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the ...

, the newspaper initially took an anti-war stance, but then adopted a pro-war, pro-government stance, which led to the resignations of Kōtoku Shūsui, Uchimura Kanzō, and

Sakai Toshihiko was a Japanese socialist. He advocated opposition to the Russo-Japanese War, founded the Heiminsha and published the newspaper ''Heimin Shimbun''. He formed the Japan Socialist Party and the Japanese Communist Party, and became the first gene ...

. Sales of this newspaper plummeted during the war. After the Russo-Japanese War, the newspaper was further commercialized, and many stores were opened under its name. After the

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, this newspaper publicly criticized its former employee, Kōtoku Shūsui. In 1940, the newspaper ceased publication and was incorporated into ''Tokyo Maiyu Shimbun''.

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* {{Kotobank, name=万朝報-138042, display=万朝報 1892 establishments in Japan Liberal media in Japan Newspapers established in 1892 Defunct newspapers published in Japan Newspapers disestablished in 1940