Kaizō

At this time, due to the influence of the Russian Revolution, Japanese intellectuals were also examining social issues and socialist thought.

Essays by writers such as Christian socialist Kagawa Toyohiko, Marxist Kawakami Hajime, and Yamakawa Hitoshi were published and helped the magazine gain popularity.

It also published Shiga Naoya's novel A Dark Night's Passing (1921–37), Riichi Yokomitsu's Shanghai (1929-1931), and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki's Quicksand (1928–30).

[4] In 1942, during the middle of World War II, publications printing communist essays begin to suffer government oppression (Yokohama Incident).

A Dark Night's Passing - by Shiga Naoya Quicksand - by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Nobuko - by Miyamoto Yuriko Kappa - by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa The Wind Has Risen - by Hori Tatsuo A Flock of Swirling Crows - by Kuroshima Denji Shanghai - by Riichi Yokomitsu Keene, Donald.