Kanpō (Japanese government gazette)

The logo of the Kanpō, the Japanese government gazette

The former Government Publications Service Center at Kasumigaseki, Tokyo

Kanpō (Japanese: 官報, literally "Official report") is the official gazette of the Japanese government. [1][2] Its official publication started in 1886, from the National Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance.

Japanese people historically relied on the kōsatsu, a wooden plaque placed at shukuba and other important places, to learn of proclamations made by either the shogun or the local daimyo.[3] As the literacy rate improved and the modern nation emerged under the Meiji government, the kōsatsu was abolished in 1873 and eventually replaced by the Kanpō, the Japanese government gazette, which is now available on the Internet.

See also

• Public notice
• Kōsatsu

References

1. "Official Gazette Overview". National Printing Bureau. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
2. Jones, Colin (August 5, 2018). "The Kanpo: Where everything in Japan goes to happen (officially)". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. "Kosatsu (SamuraiWiki)". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2020-03-04.

External links

• Kanpo Internet Kanpo (National Printing Bureau) in Japanese
• Government Publications Service Centers of Kanpo Ltd. in Japanese