Datsu-A Ron - Legacy

Legacy

1. On March 16, 1885 Datsu-A Ron was first published as an editorial of newspaper Jiji Shinpo without a signature. Then, strictly speaking, the writer is not clear.
2. In 1885, no comment was found about Datsu-A Ron. Yo Hirayama researched Jiji Shinpo after March 16, 1885, he could not find any reference of Datsu-A Ron. And Hirayama researched the three newspapers: Tokyo Yokohama Mainichi Shinbun, Yubin Houchi Shinbun, and Choya Shinbun from March 17 to March 27, he could not find any comment of Datsu-A Ron. So, Hirayama concluded that the editorial had no effect in 1885.
3. The editorial had been forgotten for 48 years. No comment is found in these years.
4. On July 1933, the editorial was contained in Keio Gijyuku ed., Zoku-Fukuzawa Zenshū (続福澤全集, “The Continued Complete Works of Fukuzawa”) vol.2. Since then the writer has been regarded as Fukuzawa. Then, still no comment is found from 1933 to 1951.
5. From Hirayama's research, the first comment was found as a paper on November, 1951. It is the paper of Nisshin-sensō to Fukuzawa Yukichi (日清戦争と福沢諭吉, “The Sino-Japanese War and Yukuchi Fukuzawa”) by Shigeki Tōyama.
6. The second comment was found as a paper of May, 1952, that Toyo-ni-okeru Nihon-no ichi (東洋における日本の位置, "The position of Japan in the Pacific") by Shiso Hattori.
7. The third comment was found as a paper of August, 1953, that Bunmei-kaika (文明開化, “The civilization”) by Shiso Hattori.
8. The fourth comment was found as a paper of June, 1956, that Nihon Kindai-Shiso-no Keisei (日本近代思想の形成, "The formation of Japanese modern ideas") by Masanao Kano.
9. In June 1960, the editorial was contained again in Masafumi Tomita, Shun-ichi Tsuchihashi ed., Fukuzawa Yukichi Zensyu (福澤諭吉全集, “The Complete Works of Yukichi Fukuzawa”) vol.10.
10. The fifth comment was found as a paper of July 1960, that Ajia-no-nakano Nihon (アジアのなかの日本, "Japan in Asia") by Koji Iizuka.
11. The sixth comment was found as a paper of 1961, that Nihon-to Ajia (日本とアジア, “Japan and Asia”) by Yoshimi Takeuchi.
12. In August 1963, Takeuchi contained the full text of Datsu-A Ron in Gendai-Nihon Shiso Taikei (現代日本思想大系, “The survey of current Japanese ideas”).
13. In 1967, two paperback were published which commented Datsu-A Ron. These are Fukuzawa Yukichi—Ikitsuzukeru Shisoka (福沢諭吉—生きつづける思想家, "Yukichi Fukuzawa--Living Theorist") by Kenji Kono and Fukuzawa Yukichi (福沢諭吉, “Yukichi Fukuzawa”) by Masanao Kano. Then, the editorial became popular in Japan and it became notorious as the theory of Japanese Imperialism.
14. In 1970s, there were many papers with almost same comment.
15. In March 1981, Junji Banno published the new interpretation of Datsu-A Ron in the commentary of Fukuzawa Yukichi Sensyu (福沢諭吉選集, “Selected works of Yukichi Fukuzawa”) vol.7, ISBN 4-00-100677-4. Banno interpres Datsu-A Ron as the declaration of failure to attempt by Koreans to organize an effective reform faction.
16. In 1996, Shinya Ida developed the decision method of writer by style and lexicon about literary works. Ida adapted his method to Datsu-A Ron and presumed the writer as Yoshio Takahashi or Yukichi Fukuzawa. It is written in History and Text (歴史とテクスト) ISBN 4-89542-189-9 (Japanese).