[4][5] When the Kanjō shinpō was originally founded around 1895, it was the only newspaper, Japanese or Korean, that was published in Korea's capital Seoul.

[6] However, following the Kanjō shinpō's example,[6] a number of native Korean newspapers began being published by the time Kikuchi returned.

[8] The newspaper was ordered to cease publication from August 13 to 18, 1904, for some reason that South Korean scholar Ha Ji-yeon (하지연) could not ascertain.

[9] An article in the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture discusses the censorship in the context of Japanese military secrets being leaked during the 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War, although it does not directly name it as the cause.

[10] In June 1906, the newspaper was granted permission to move its headquarters into the Korean monarch Gojong's personal villa in Jeo-dong.