''Yuraku'' was the first

philatelic Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

published in Japan. The first edition was issued in Tokyo on 16 July 1914 under the editorship of Meguro Kimura. It was the organ of ''The Yurakukai'' (Philatelic Society of Japan).Yuraku: The First Philatelic Journal of Japan (1914)
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Umejiro Kimura Umejiro Kimura (Kyoto, 16 December 1869 – 8 November 1927) was a Japanese Philately, philatelist who was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. He was the Editor of ''The Yuraku'', the first philatelic journal in Japan. He wa ...

in ''The Postage Stamp'', 5 September 1914, reproduced at ''Philatelic Database'', 22 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014. It continued until at least Volume 9, 1922.

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