is a children's magazine published by the " Family Light Association" (家の光協会 ''Ie no Hikari Kyōkai'') in

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. The magazine was formerly published under the title ''Children's Light'' (こどもの光 ''Kodomo no Hikari'').

History and profile

The magazine was started under the name ''Kodomo no Hikari'' in 1964. The publication is funded by the

Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives The , in short , is an independent administrative Japanese body within the Japan Agriculture (JA) Group which determines policy and administrates the group. Its legal status was originally a Recognised Corporate Body under the control of the Mini ...

. Arudou, Debito,
Child’s quibble with U.S. ‘poverty superpower’ propaganda unravels a sobering story about insular Japan
, ''Japan Times'', 5 March 2013, p. 13 It is published on a monthly basis. In August 1993 the title of the magazine was changed into its current name, ''Chagurin''. The goal of the magazine is to educate the next generation of Japan Agricultural Cooperative (or "JA") members. The magazine is difficult to find in the average bookstore in Japan, but it can be purchased at any local JA office. Clear submission guidelines for the children of the magazine's readers are available at any local JA office as well. The contents of ''Chagurin'' are intended to be similar to the educational magazines published by

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up through the 1960s, and has received a recommendation from the National PTA of Japan. Like other magazines aimed at children, it includes a variety of

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

. However, the manga found in ''Chagurin'' tends to be fairly mainstream, non-controversial, and is not generally collected in

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format (''

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'' and ''

Kiteretsu Daihyakka is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine '' Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran ...

'' being exceptions).

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External links

Chagurin Official SiteIe no Hikari Association
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