Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1958) award
Takeyoshi Ishikawa
いしかわ たけよし
Ishikawa Takeyoshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1887-10-13 （Usa District, Oita Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1961-01-05 age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Protestant (Congregational) Baptized in 1906
- Residence History
- Usa District, Oita Prefecture (birth) → Tokyo (moved to and lived)
Career
- Occupations
- Businessman, Editor
- Active Years
- 1904-1961
- Affiliations
- Shufu no Tomo Company (founder), Nihon Shuppan Haikyū (Japan Publishing Distribution), Tokyo Publishing Distribution (now Tohan), Ishikawa Cultural Enterprise Foundation (founder)
- Influenced By
- ,
- Influenced
- Kazuo Ishikawa, Haruhiko Ishikawa, Yasuhiko Ishikawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oita Prefectural Usa Middle School (old system) | — | — | — | ～1904（中途退学） | Japan |
Oita Prefectural Usa Middle School (old system)
Period:
～1904（中途退学）
Country:
Japan
Left before graduation and moved to Tokyo to enter publishing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1958
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shufu no Tomo (magazine; founded)
1917 Women's magazine (domestic life, household, family)A women's general-interest magazine founded in 1917, covering household life, childcare and women's education; it rapidly grew to be a leading circulation title.
household managementfamily lifewomen's educationeveryday culture
From Misfortune to Good Fortune
1926 Essays / Self-improvementAn early work of essays reflecting on adversity and how to overcome setbacks in life and business.
self-improvementmanagement philosophylife lessons
Management of Shufu no Tomo Founded on Conviction
1926 Business / ManagementA work describing management principles and editorial philosophy behind Shufu no Tomo Company, including reflections on magazine management and readership.
publishing managementeditorial policyaudience
Path of Faith
1946 Religion / EssaysReflections rooted in Protestant faith, recording personal experiences of belief and religious views.
Christianityfaithethics
Bibliography
- From Misfortune to Good Fortune
- Management of Shufu no Tomo Founded on Conviction
- My Beloved Life
- Women's Hygiene and Childcare
- Continued Shufu no Tomo Bridal Course 4: Washing and Clothing Organization
- My Beloved Home
- My Beloved Enterprise
- Path of Faith
- My Farmer's Life
- Miscellaneous Faith Talks
- Workplace Miscellany
- Ishikawa Takeyoshi Song Notes from Fifty Thousand Verses (ed.)
- Household Miscellany (posthumous)
- Writings of a Publisher: Shufu no Tomo Company — Takeyoshi Ishikawa (ed.)
- Life Essays - Selected Works of Takeyoshi Ishikawa (ed.)
- Collected Works of Takeyoshi Ishikawa (6 vols., ed.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Practical, persuasive prosePlainspoken tone rooted in domestic life and household mattersExpository writing on editing and management
- Recurring Motifs
- household and family lifewomen's everyday culturefaith and ethicspublishing and management
Legacy
As founder of Shufu no Tomo Company (now Shufu no Tomo Co.), he significantly shaped the development of women's magazines in Japan. He established the Ishikawa Cultural Enterprise Foundation and opened a library, and received the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1958.
Museums
- Ishikawa Takeyoshi Memorial Library (formerly Ochanomizu Library) Ochanomizu, Tokyo, Japan Opened in 1947
Archives
- Holdings of the Ishikawa Cultural Enterprise Foundation
- Shufu no Tomo Company internal archives
Quotes
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“For the creation and establishment of women's and family magazines, he devoted forty-two years consistently to editorial management and, after the war, pioneered their expansion.”
Source: Kikuchi Kan Prize citation (1958) (1958)
Trivia
- Baptized into the Protestant (Congregational) church by Ebina Danjo in 1906.
- Founded the magazine 'Shufu no Tomo' in 1917 and is recognized as the company's founder.
- Was purged from public office after World War II and temporarily left his positions; the ban was lifted in 1950 and he returned to publishing leadership.
- Buried at Tamareien cemetery.