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On Nov. 15, 1903, #Japan's first socialist newspaper was launched, the Heimin Shimbun (平民新聞). In existence for over a year, it was published to oppose the Russo-Japanese War, which began in February 1904. #socialism #NoWar #反戦 #전쟁반대
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Contributors to the paper included an eclectic mix of various socialists and pacifists, including Kōtoku Shūsui, who played a leading role and later became a prominent anarchist. Following a rigged trial, he was executed by the state in 1911.
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The writing staff's understanding of Marxism was limited, as indicated by the name of the paper itself, heimin (commoner, or non-elite), demonstrating they were not fully aware of the central role the working class plays in socialism. But they were drawn to internationalism
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