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One of the first kawaraban ever printed, depicting the fall of Osaka Castle, 17th century. Japanese newspapers began in the 17th century as yomiuri (読売, literally 'to read and sell') or kawaraban (瓦版, literally 'tile-block printing', referring to the use of clay printing blocks), which were printed handbills sold in major cities to commemorate major social gatherings or events.
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The Yomiuri Shimbun (讀賣新聞 (よみうりしんぶん)) [7] is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. [8] It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan ; the other four are The Asahi Shimbun , the Chunichi Shimbun , the Mainichi Shimbun , and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun .
The first dailies were established in Japan in 1870. [1] In 2018 the number of the newspapers was 103 in the country. Below is a list of newspapers published in Japan. (See also Japanese newspapers.) Big five national newspapers in Japan includes: The Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and Sankei Shimbun. [2]
The Mainichi claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper [citation needed] with its 136-year history. The Osaka Mainichi Shimbun was founded four years later, in 1876. The two papers merged in 1911, but the two companies continued to print their newspapers independently until 1943, when both editions were placed under a ...
Nikkei headquarters on the left in Ōtemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The Nikkei, also known as The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (日本経済新聞, lit. "Japan Economics Newspaper"), is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies.
History of the Japanese in Seattle; The Nikkei Newspapers Digital Archive (NNDA), is a project of the Hokubei Hochi (North American Post) Foundation and the University of Washington Libraries. Digital copies of past issues of the newspapers, North American Times (1902-1942) and North American Post (1946-1950) are available here.
Headquarters of Chunichi Shimbun in Nagoya. The Chunichi Shimbun (中日新聞, Chūnichi Shinbun, Central Japan News) is a Japanese daily "broadsheet" newspaper published in mostly Aichi Prefecture and neighboring regions by Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd. [1] Based in Nagoya, one of Japanese three major metropolitan areas, it boasts the third circulation after the group newspapers the Yomiuri ...