Suiin Emi

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Suiin Emi (Emi Suiin; born Tadanori Emi) was a Japanese novelist and journalist who lived from 1869 to 1934. Born in Okayama into a former samurai family, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Kenyūsha literary circle. He gained fame during the Sino-Japanese War for patriotic stories in Chūō Shinbun and became a leading figure in Meiji-era literature, editing Kobe Shinbun, Taiheiyo, and other publications. His writing reflects the imperialist attitudes of his time. One notable work is Osero, a stage version of Othello for Otojiro Kawakami's troupe, set in Taiwan in 1903 with a Japanese governor who is a Burakumin and is sent to quell a rebellion. He is credited with coining sumo as the national sport (kokugi), which inspired the name of the Ryōgoku Kokugikan stadium built in 1909. Notable works include Nyōbō-goroshi and Chitei Tanken-ki. He died in Matsuyama in 1934.