Nippon (magazine)
The journal Nippon with the subtitle Zeitschrift für Japanologie appeared as a German-language publication from 1935 to 1944. It was published by the Japan Institute in Berlin in conjunction with the Japanese-German Cultural Institute Tokyo and, from 1942, also with the German-Japanese Society Berlin.
Overview
The magazine published by the Japan Institute, founded in 1923, appeared four times a year with a length of about 40 pages.
The President of the Japan Institute in Berlin and Honorary Advisory Board of the Japanese-German Culture Institute in Tôkyô, Dr. Wilhelm Solf concludes his preface with the following sentences: “The desire to draw inspiration for shaping one's own ideals from a comparative cultural perspective is particularly lively at a time that is characterized by a changing worldview! In this sense, the strong and growing interest in Japan is by no means a passing fashion phenomenon, but is to be assessed as a highly promising and pleasant cultural agent. "
The editor was Martin Ramming , who headed the institute from 1934. The title page reads: "The two characters Nippon and Nihon on the cover of this booklet are taken from the title page of the famous Keichô edition of" Nihon Shoki ", the first official imperial chronicle of Japan, printed in 1599 by imperial order ."
The magazine published articles on Japanese culture, translations from Japanese literature. The texts are initially more timeless and scholarly, but from 1939 onwards, articles also appear that incorporate the current political situation. Well-known authors (self-naming of the author) are:
- O. Benl
- Dr. H. Bohner
- Karl Florence ,
- Prof. Dr. W. Gundert
- Horst Hammitzsch ,
- Professor Karl Haushofer
- Prof. Dr. E. Herrigel ,
- General director Prof. Dr. O. Caraway
- Gerhard Rosenkranz ,
- Dr. F. hull ,
- Bruno Petzold ,
- Clemens Scharschmidt ,
- Dr. Martin Schwind ,
- Professor Dr. Eduard Spranger ,
- FM Trautz ,
- Dr. H. Zachert ,
the Japanese
The last issue of the magazine was published in April / July 1944.