Publishing Journal ›› 2024, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (04): 76-.

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The Development History and Enlightenment of Children’ s Book Publishing in Japan after World War II

  

  1. School of Languages & Media, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
  • Online:2024-08-08 Published:2024-08-10

Abstract: The development of children’ s book publishing in Japan after World War II can be divided into four stages: the initial period( 1950s—1970s)when publishers, industry organizations and other stakeholders relied on flexible sales methods to expand the children’ s book market, the exploratory period( 1980s—1990s) when they attempted to break through the dilemmas of“ being away from books” based on their own concepts and resources, the mature period( 2001—2010) in which they both collaborated to create a good reading environment and launched differentiated competition, and the innovation period( 2011—), in which attention was paid to the development and transformation of childrens books’ added value. From the development history of children’ s book publishing in Japan can extract the characteristics of multi-collaboration to create a good publishing environment, follow the readers’ movement to realize multi-scenario marketing, grasp the trend to ensure the innovation, and provide inspirations for China’ s children’ s book publishing to create a favorable publishing environment, match the sales channels and enrich the categories of children’ s book.

Key words: World War Ⅱ Japanese children’ s books Publishing market Development history

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