Kanpō (, literally "Official report") is the

official gazette A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establis ...

of the

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. Its official publication started in 1886, from

National Printing Bureau (NPB) is a Japanese governmental agency in charge of the production of Japanese paper money, Japanese yen. It also produces various other products, such as postage stamps and the official governmental gazette. History The Paper Money Office w ...

of the

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. Japan traditionally relied on the

Kōsatsu The Kōsatsu (, literally "High plaque"), also called Seisatu (, literally "Controlling plaque"), was the public notice of the han-lord's or shogun's proclamations in the Japanese history. They were the local or nationwide laws written on the woode ...

, a wooden plaque placed at

shukuba were post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called ''shuku-eki'' (宿駅). These post stations (or "post towns") were places where travelers could r ...

and other important places to let the public in general know the

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's nationwide or

daimyo were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally ...

's local proclamations.Kosatsu (SamuraiWiki)
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improved and the modern nation emerged under the

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, the Kōsatsu was abolished in 1873 and eventually replaced by the ''Kanpō'', the Japanese

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, now available on the

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Kanpo Internet Kanpo (National Printing Bureau)
in Japanese
Government Publications Service Centers of Kanpo Ltd.
in Japanese {{Authority control Government gazettes Newspapers published in Japan Mass media in Japan

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