Yuraku was the first philatelic publication in Japan. Meguro Kimura edited the inaugural edition, which was published in Tokyo on July 16, 1914. It was the Yurakukai's organ (Philatelic Society of Japan). The journal was issued monthly. Yoraku means "monthly" in Japanese. The name was chosen to match that of Meguro Kimura's other publication, Yoraku Shinbun, a daily newspaper founded in 1908. The two publications shared offices and staff until their separation in 1916. Yoraku Shinbun remained the leading Japanese-language newspaper throughout World War I. It was one of the first newspapers in Japan to use photographs and cartoons. After the war, Meguro Kimura started another newpaper called Nippon Journal. This paper had more serious articles about government policies and events than his other publications. It lasted from 1920 to 1942 when it was merged with another newspaper to form the Asahi Shimbun, the most popular newspaper in Japan today. Meguro Kimura was one of the first Japanese journalists to report news overseas. He covered the United States for several years during the 1930s and reported on political conventions, sports events, and other topics of interest to readers back home. His reports were often quoted or cited by other journalists who wrote about Japan later that decade.