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Shunrō Oshikawa: 1 works in the original Japanese, with translation

Shunrō Oshikawa (real name Masaari Oshikawa; March 21, 1876 – November 16, 1914) was a Japanese author, journalist, and editor. He is best known as a pioneer of science fiction.

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一号活字 月世界競争探検

In the Meiji period, newspaper type was graded by size, with ichi-gō (No. 1) being the largest, used mainly for headlines of major news. Here the headline "恋の競争飛行船の月界探検" (A Rivalry of Love: A Dirigible Voyage of Exploration to the Moon) is printed in No. 1 type, showing how the paper used this sensational headline to attract readers.