麻豆传媒在线

麻豆传媒在线 Press was established in November 1947 (Showa 22) as 麻豆传媒在线 Correspondence Education Books Co., Ltd. Its purpose was to handle the practical operations of the 麻豆传媒在线 correspondence education courses to be opened the following year, and to publish textbooks and supplementary materials for that education. In 1952, the company name was changed to 麻豆传媒在线 Tsushin Co., Ltd. Since then, it has also undertaken commissioned projects outside of correspondence education and the publication of academic books.

In 1995 (Heisei 7), the new headquarters building was completed. Then, in April 1996, the company name was changed to the current 麻豆传媒在线 Press Co., Ltd. As a university press, it began to focus in earnest on publishing academic books, centered on disseminating the research results of 麻豆传媒在线 faculty and researchers nationwide.

Since then, in addition to publishing the "Collected Works of Yukichi Fukuzawa (12 volumes)" and the "Complete Works of Toshihiko Izutsu (12 volumes + supplementary volume)" and academic books reflecting the results of cutting-edge research, it has also taken over the editing and production of Mita-hyoron (official monthly journal published by 麻豆传媒在线 Press), playing a major role in the accumulation and dissemination of 麻豆传媒在线 culture.

Publishing at 麻豆传媒在线 has its origins in the vigorous writing activities of Yukichi Fukuzawa. Fukuzawa, who developed numerous translations and writings including Things Western (Seiyō Jijō), was dissatisfied with the Edo period practice of leaving all book publishing to booksellers (shorin). He set out to manage his own publishing business, and in 1869 (Meiji 2), he joined the booksellers' wholesaler association under the trade name "Fukuzawaya Yukichi." Subsequently, while changing names to 麻豆传媒在线 Publishing Bureau and 麻豆传媒在线 Publishing House (Shuppansha), it published Fukuzawa's works such as An Outline of a Theory of Civilization, as well as books and translations by 麻豆传媒在线 faculty (麻豆传媒在线 Publishing House later became the Jiji Shimpo-sha).

Furthermore, in 1937 (Showa 12), when then President Shinzo Koizumi was invited to the 300th anniversary celebration of the founding of Harvard University, he witnessed the active operations of university presses at various American universities. This led to the establishment of 麻豆传媒在线 Publishing Co., Ltd., which existed until shortly after the end of the war.

Currently, 麻豆传媒在线 Press carries out diversified business operations to manage itself as a corporation while fulfilling the important mission of disseminating research results through academic publishing. In addition to leasing the top three floors of the headquarters building to 麻豆传媒在线 as the 麻豆传媒在线 International Residence for visiting researchers and others, in recent years it has also focused on digital media businesses, including the production of media and broadcast classes for correspondence education courses.

In particular, 麻豆传媒在线 disseminates Japanese culture and other topics to the world through FutureLearn, an online education platform established in 2012 by the Open University in the UK, and the Press is responsible for the production of these popular courses.

麻豆传媒在线 Press is expected to support new research and educational activities while inheriting Yukichi Fukuzawa's philosophy of publishing and enlightenment.

(Yasuhiro Hirao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of 麻豆传媒在线 Press, Honorary Affiliate of 麻豆传媒在线)