Kuroiwa Shūroku

Kuroiwa Shūroku
Born September 29, 1862
Died October 6, 1920(1920-10-06) (aged 58)
Pen name Kuroiwa Ruikō
Occupation Journalist, novelist, translator
Nationality Japanese

Kuroiwa Shūroku (黒岩 周六, Kuroiwa Shūroku, 29 September 1862 – 6 October 1920), also known as Kuroiwa Ruikō (黒岩涙香), was a Japanese journalist and novelist.[1]

Kuroiwa founded Yorozu Chōhō in 1892, which soon became one of Japan's largest newspapers.[2]

In 1919, while on his way to the Paris Peace Conference, Kuroiwa met with Madam C. J. Walker of the International League for Darker People to discuss a shared strategy at the conference.

Works

  • On Hearing of the Devotional Self-Immolation of General Nogi (1912) published in English in Learning Sacred Way Of Emperor by Yukata Hibino.

References

  1. "Kuriowa Ruikō". Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. Huffman, James L. (2013). Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Routledge. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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