[1][2][3] The founder was a Japanese novelist, Doppo Kunikida,[4] and the founding publisher was Tokyosha.

[5] During World War II the magazine was temporarily closed down, and in 1946 it was restarted.

[7] One of the previous owners of Fujin Gahō was a French media group, Hachette Filipacchi Médias.

[2][9] The magazine targets women over 40,[1] who are wealthy, leisured upper-class housewife[1] and who are married.

[10] It covers high fashion trends from Japan and other countries.