Fujin no Tomo
Japanese women's magazine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fujin no Tomo (Japanese: 婦人之友; The Women’s Friend) is a monthly women's magazine targeting housewives which has been in circulation since 1903. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
| Former editors | Hani Motoko |
|---|---|
| Categories | Women's magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 1903 |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | Fujin no Tomo |
History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1903 by Yoshikazu and Hani Motoko, under the name Katei no Tomo (Japanese: The Family Friend).[2] In 1908 it was renamed as Fujin no Tomo.[2][3] Hani Motoko also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine which targets housewives.[4] The readers were primarily the middle-class women living in the newly established urban centres.[4] The original goal was to make the status of women much better which reflected the Christian liberal views of the magazine founder Hani Motoko.[5] The magazine has mostly covered articles which aim to provide practical help them in daily life.[6][4] It has also published annual accounting book for families which introduced accounting to the modern Japanese families.[4]
Abe Isoo was among the contributors of Fujin no Tomo[3] which is published on a monthly basis.[7]
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