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*''Founded: [[1893]]''
*''Japanese'': 琉球新報 ''(Ryuukyuu Shinpou)''
The Ryûkyû Shimpô (lit. "Ryukyu News(paper)")<ref>[http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E6%96%B0%E5%A0%B1&eng=&dict=edict Denshi Jisho]. Jisho.org. Accessed 6 September 2009.</ref> was the first [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawan]] newspaper<ref name=shimpo>"Ryūkyū Shimpō." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-43395-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 6 September 2009.</ref>. It was founded in 1893 by [[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]], a former prince of the [[Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]<ref>"Shō Jun." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p 40.</ref>, and is still in publication today.
Historian [[George H. Kerr]] says of the newspaper, upon its founding, that it "strengthened leadership and promoted the development of informed opinion on matters of public concern"<ref>Kerr, George H. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People'' (revised ed.). Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2003. p423.</ref>. It has also been described as speaking for the former ruling class of the kingdom. Editor-in-chief [[Ota Chofu|Ôta Chôfu]], along with others from the newspaper, played a role in the [[Kodo-kai Movement|Kôdô-kai Movement]], arguing for leadership of the prefecture to remain hereditary within the Shô family, and opposing the [[Freedom and People's Rights Movement]] (''Jiyû minken undô'') led in Okinawa by, among others, [[Jahana Noboru]]<ref name=rekishi>Shinzato, Keiji, et al. ''Okinawa-ken no rekishi'' (沖縄県の歴史, "History of Okinawa Prefecture"). Tokyo: Yamakawa Publishing, 1996. p192.</ref>.
The Ryûkyû Shimpô company involved itself in development and modernization efforts in the island prefecture, spurring agricultural production and innovation by hosting competitions and exhibitions, and arranged in 1915 for the first demonstration of an airplane in Okinawa<ref>Kerr. pp430-432</ref>.
Originally published every other day, it became a daily newspaper in 1906<ref name=kotobank>"Ryūkyū Shimpō." [http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%90%89%E7%90%83%E6%96%B0%E5%A0%B1 Kotobank.jp]. 2008. Accessed 6 September 2009.</ref>. During World War II, as the result of the national government's Newspaper Unification Policy, the paper was combined with the ''Okinawa Asahi'' and Okinawa Daily News (''Okinawa Nippô'') into the ''Okinawa Shimpô''<ref name=kotobank/>, and did not resume publication under the name "Ryûkyû Shimpô" until after the end of the war<ref name=shimpo/>.
Today, it has the largest print-run of newspapers in Okinawa with both morning and evening editions, and the newspaper company is connected to a number of other businesses, including Ryûkyû Shimpô Shipping, Ryûkyû Shimpô Development, and Weekly Lequio (週刊レキオ社, ''Shûkan Rekio sha'')<ref name=shimpo/>
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Books]]<!--Until we want to bother with a cat for newspapers, perhaps this is best?-->
*''Japanese'': 琉球新報 ''(Ryuukyuu Shinpou)''
The Ryûkyû Shimpô (lit. "Ryukyu News(paper)")<ref>[http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E6%96%B0%E5%A0%B1&eng=&dict=edict Denshi Jisho]. Jisho.org. Accessed 6 September 2009.</ref> was the first [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawan]] newspaper<ref name=shimpo>"Ryūkyū Shimpō." ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-43395-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo] (琉球新報). 1 March 2003. Accessed 6 September 2009.</ref>. It was founded in 1893 by [[Sho Jun (1873-1945)|Shô Jun]], a former prince of the [[Kingdom of Ryûkyû]]<ref>"Shō Jun." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p 40.</ref>, and is still in publication today.
Historian [[George H. Kerr]] says of the newspaper, upon its founding, that it "strengthened leadership and promoted the development of informed opinion on matters of public concern"<ref>Kerr, George H. ''Okinawa: The History of an Island People'' (revised ed.). Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2003. p423.</ref>. It has also been described as speaking for the former ruling class of the kingdom. Editor-in-chief [[Ota Chofu|Ôta Chôfu]], along with others from the newspaper, played a role in the [[Kodo-kai Movement|Kôdô-kai Movement]], arguing for leadership of the prefecture to remain hereditary within the Shô family, and opposing the [[Freedom and People's Rights Movement]] (''Jiyû minken undô'') led in Okinawa by, among others, [[Jahana Noboru]]<ref name=rekishi>Shinzato, Keiji, et al. ''Okinawa-ken no rekishi'' (沖縄県の歴史, "History of Okinawa Prefecture"). Tokyo: Yamakawa Publishing, 1996. p192.</ref>.
The Ryûkyû Shimpô company involved itself in development and modernization efforts in the island prefecture, spurring agricultural production and innovation by hosting competitions and exhibitions, and arranged in 1915 for the first demonstration of an airplane in Okinawa<ref>Kerr. pp430-432</ref>.
Originally published every other day, it became a daily newspaper in 1906<ref name=kotobank>"Ryūkyū Shimpō." [http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%90%89%E7%90%83%E6%96%B0%E5%A0%B1 Kotobank.jp]. 2008. Accessed 6 September 2009.</ref>. During World War II, as the result of the national government's Newspaper Unification Policy, the paper was combined with the ''Okinawa Asahi'' and Okinawa Daily News (''Okinawa Nippô'') into the ''Okinawa Shimpô''<ref name=kotobank/>, and did not resume publication under the name "Ryûkyû Shimpô" until after the end of the war<ref name=shimpo/>.
Today, it has the largest print-run of newspapers in Okinawa with both morning and evening editions, and the newspaper company is connected to a number of other businesses, including Ryûkyû Shimpô Shipping, Ryûkyû Shimpô Development, and Weekly Lequio (週刊レキオ社, ''Shûkan Rekio sha'')<ref name=shimpo/>
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Books]]<!--Until we want to bother with a cat for newspapers, perhaps this is best?-->
