Progress Described by a Nanking Official Nanking, Oct. 4.
'An interesting account of the progress of Journalism in Japan was given by Dr. T. T. Li, Director of the Intelligence and Publicity Department of the Ministry of 'Affairs, at a reception yesterday of the Nanking Journalists' Society, upon his return from a visit to Japan.
Dr. Li also said that, throughout Japan, there are 1,179 newspapers, 208 Jot which are published in Tokyo and 90 in Osaka.
the Evening editions are published, by Teading dailies. The "Tokyo Asahi Shimbun" has a daily circula tion of 1,100,000; the "Tokyo Nichi Nichi" one million; the "Osaka, Asahi Shimbun" 1,300,000; and the "Osaka Maintehi," 1,200,000.
The leading journals, Dr. Li con~ Unued are well equipped. The "Asahi Shimbun," for instance, has, besides [the most up-to-date machinery, nineteen aeroplanes, 500 carrier-pigeons, and two telephoto machines. Tt is also equipped with long-distance telephone.
'There are two leading news agen-Jcies in Japan, namely, "Rengo" and the "Nippon' Dempo. These "are likely to be amalgamated into one agency in the near future.
in the past, Dr. Li said, the Japanese Government exercised full control over the press. Now, however, the Government is adopting a policy lof freedom of the pres 'The newspapers in Japan, he Jagded, are united by Press Associa-tons, 'Journalists' Associations, and various clubs—Kuo Min.
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