In January 1907, Shinbun Nihon (a newspaper) fell into financial difficulties and when the president Katsunan KUGA resigned, many of the employees revolted against the profit-chasing style of Kinsuke ITO, the new president, and joined "Nihonjin" edited by MIYAKE, who was a close friend of Katsunan.
1907年1月、陸羯南の発行していた新聞日本(新聞)が経営難に陥り、陸羯南が社長を退いたことで社員の多くが新社長・伊藤欽亮の経営第一主義に反発し、羯南の盟友であった三宅の『日本人』に合流。