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The Sankei Shimbun (産経新聞, Sankei Shinbun), name short for Sangyō Keizai Shinbun (産業経済新聞, lit. "Industrial and Economic News"), is a daily national newspaper [ 26 ] in Japan published by the Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd, ranking amongst the top 5 most circulated newspapers in Japan. [ 27 ]
The Mainichi Shimbun (毎日新聞, lit. ' Daily Newspaper ') is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co. [5] [6] In addition to the Mainichi Shimbun, which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English-language news website called The Mainichi [7] (previously Mainichi Daily News, abbreviated MDN), and publishes a ...
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]
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.
Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone places on earth. A massive quake in 2011 caused a tsunami that destroyed huge swaths of northern Japan and caused a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
NHK General TV (NHK総合テレビジョン, NHK Sōgō Terebijon), abbreviated on-screen as NHK G, is the main television service of NHK, the Japanese public broadcaster. Its programming includes news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime, and specials which compete directly with the output of its commercial counterparts.
MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is an American web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95. [2]
The Japan Times. The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd. (株式会社ジャパンタイムズ, Kabushiki gaisha Japan Taimuzu), a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building (紀尾井町ビル, Kioicho Biru) in ...