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Kaizo (改造 kaizō) is a Japanese general-interest magazine that started publication during the Taisho period and printed many articles of socialist content. Kaizo can be translated into English as "Reorganize", "Restructure" or "Reconstruct".

In 1919, after World War I, Yamamoto Sanehiko's company, called Kaizōsha (改造社), began publishing Kaizo. Although it is well known for carrying works of fiction, its sales grew because of the articles it carried pertaining to labor and social problems. At this time, due to the influence of the Russian Revolution, Japanese intellectuals were also examining social issues and socialist thought. Essays by writers such as Christian socialist Kagawa Toyohiko, Marxist Kawakami Hajime, and Yamakawa Hitoshi were published and helped the magazine gain popularity. It also published Shiga Naoya's novel, A Dark Night's Passing (1921-37), and Tanizaki Junichiro's Quicksand (1928-30). Another popular general-interest magazine Chūōkōron (中央公論) was established prior to Kaizo, but sales of Kaizo overtook it despite its radical content.

In 1942, during the middle of World War II, publications printing communist essays begin to suffer government oppression (Yokohama Incident), and Kaizo ceased publication in 1944. Publication was resumed in 1946, but management was poor, and labor troubles exacerbated the situation, forcing Kaizo to cease publication in 1955.

A Dark Night's Passing - by Shiga Naoya
Quicksand - by Tanizaki Junichiro
Nobuko - by Miyamoto Yuriko
Kappa - by Akutagawa Ryunosuke
The Wind Has Risen - by Hori Tatsuo

Keene, Donald. Dawn to the West: Japanese Literature in the Modern Era. Columbia University Press

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