| Miyako Shinbun | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1884 |
| Language: | Japanese |
was the first Japanese daily newspaper to be published in an evening edition.[1] It was established in Nagoya.
When the newspaper was founded in 1884, its name was . The name was changed to Miyako Shinbun in 1888.[2]
In the first decade of the 20th century, the circulation of Miyako Shinbun was among the top seven in Japan.[3]
In the 1930s, Mainichi Shimbun was in direct competitor with Miyako Shinbun.[4] The publication was also recognized in the foreign press.[5]
It merged with the Kokumin Shinbun in 1942 to form the Tokyo Shimbun.[1]
The journal published a number of literary serials. In the 1890s, the newspaper had established a reputation for carrying translated or adapted versions of Western novels; but the advent of the First Sino-Japanese War became, in part, a cause for a shift in emphasis to featuring the work of Japanese writers.[6]
One of these was Daibosatsu Toge by Nakazato Kaizan.[1] The work was presented to the public in 41 volumes; and it contains 1533 chapters. This historical novel was the longest in the Japanese language until Tokugawa Ieyasu. 5.7 million Japanese characters.[7]