Yōen jihō
Japanese language newspaper published in Hawaii
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Yōen jihō, also known as Koloa Times, was a Japanese language newspaper published from Koloa, Kauaʻi County, Hawaii.[1][2][3] The first issue of the publication was issued on February 2, 1921.[2][4] It was launched by the Kaua'i branch of the Federation of Japanese Labor in the aftermath of the 1920 sugar strike.[1][5]
During its initial phase, the newspaper was published twice weekly.[1] Yōen jihō was the most radical of the ethnic newspapers in the area at the time.[2] It carried several articles on Marxism and Socialism.[1] Ichiro Izuka served as the editor of the newspaper.[2] Yōen jihō gained a circulation of 1,000.[2] The newspaper was published by Yoen Jiho Sha Ltd.[3]
In 1923 Reverend Seikan Higa, a Methodist pastor, shifted his residence to Koloa.[6] He took over the management of Yōen jihō in 1925 or 1926. Higa then sold it to Chinyei Kinjo in 1928.[7][8]
It continued publication until 1941.[2] In its latter period G. Arashiro was the editor of the publication, which was issued weekly on Wednesdays. It had a circulation of 2,430.[3] The newspaper folded on April 30, 1970, citing a decline in readership.[9]
