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‘1979 - In 1979, on November 10, we published a literary magazine, named gFudebito,h and a monthly newspaper was added as a supplement. |
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| £ The first issue of Fudebito | £ First page | |||
 £ Monthly news paper "Shodo Journal" |
As a literary magazine, The Fudabito was written by nine people*(see below) for whom the pen was their life, and so it included articles about calligraphy and their thoughts about calligraphy. The monthly newspaper was called the Shodo Journal. The Fudabito was based on the history of calligraphy: however, Mr. Onodera wanted to focus specifically on contemporary calligraphy, and so he wrote for the Shodo Journal.. Thus began his life as a calligraphy critic. |
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@‘1980 - On May 10, 1980, the Shodo Journal Editorial Office was established, Volume 2 was published, and the Shodo Journal became independent of the Fudabito group. |
 £ Monthly news paper "Shodo Journal vol.2" |
2. The Journal will try to explain Japanese calligraphyby using vocabulary
that can be understood by a person who is not a specialist in calligraphy. 3. The Journal will concern itself only with high level works of calligraphy. 4. The range of the Journal will include all areas in Japan, not only Tokyo and Osaka. 5. We are not focused only on the traditional works, but also on the modern.We make a point of individual exhibition because the direction of calligraphy in the future is changing from the association to individual. 6. The Journal will be published quarterly, not monthly, and we will try to introduce beautiful calligraphy of good quality. |
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It maintained its format as a newspaper. The main theses of the Shodo Journal newspaper were articulated: 1. Calligraphy critique should be perfectly independent from any particular or all of the calligraphy associations. |
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@‘1981 - Until the fifth volume, Shodo Journal was a quarterly newspaper format; from volumes 6 to 10, it was published bi-monthly. Then, with Volume 11, in 1981, it was issued monthly |
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@‘1984 - In 1984, November 1, the office was moved to a new site in Chofu. |
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@‘1985 - On May 10, 1985, an important addition was made: the Shodo Journal Quarterly was established and continues to exist in that form. |
 £ The first issue of "Shodo Journal quarterly Magazine" |
The new Shodo Journal Quarterly Magazine presented its theses; |
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@‘1990 - In 1990, April 1, the name of the organization was changed from Shodo Journal Editorial Office to the Shodo Journal Research Institute in order to assure that the content would be solid and to broaden it. |
 £ gThe Development of Contemporary Calligraphy for the Past Ten Years (1981-1990).h |
In this year, Mr. Onodera published gThe Development of Contemporary Calligraphy for the Past Ten Years (1981-1990).h The book focused on 111 people in the forefront of calligraphy, considering one of their works for each of the ten years, that is, approximately 1110 pieces, amounting to about 160,000 words. |
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@‘1993 - In 1993, June 15, the Yearbook was first published. Now there is a monthly, a quarterly, and an annual publication. |
 £ The first issue of "Almanac of Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy" |
The Yearbook included articles about 101 artists in 1992, especially those who were active in the forefront of calligraphy. Mr. Onodera researched all of their works, and selected five works from each for a written critique in the Yearbook. |
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@‘2001 -In 2001, September 8, a website was opened to the public, and on October 1 the office was moved to a new site in Chofu. |
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