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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 .
On July 1, 2002, Yomiuri Shimbun was divided into two companies: the holding company Yomiuri Shimbun, and the Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters, which was responsible for publication of newspapers. At the same time, one of the subsidiary company, Yomiuri Co., Ltd., was absorbed and split.
Akahata (Red Flag) (newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party, daily) Jiyu Minshu (newspaper of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), weekly) Komei Shimbun (newspaper of the Komeito, daily) Press Minshu (newspaper of the Democratic Party of Japan, sub-weekly) Shakai Shimpo (newspaper of the Social Democratic Party (Japan), weekly)
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.
Yomiuri Shimbun (読売新聞). Conservative. First ranked in daily circulation at around 7 million per day. The Yomiuri exchanged a special contract with The Times. Affiliated with Nippon Television. Nikkatsu Film is a grandchild company. Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞). Liberal, Third way. Second ranked in daily circulation at around 5 million ...
This article's focus is mass media and their interaction with politics in Japan. The five largest and most influential national newspapers are Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, and Nihon Keizai Shimbun [citation needed]. There are also more than 100 local newspapers.
On April 15, 1993, Adelstein became the first non-Japanese staff writer at the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper in Urawa, Saitama, where he worked for 12 years. [4]After leaving the Yomiuri, Adelstein published an exposé of how an alleged crime boss, Tadamasa Goto, made a deal with the FBI to gain entry to the United States for a liver transplant at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
Position Newspaper Country Language Circulation (thousands) 1: The Yomiuri Shimbun: Japan: Japanese: 9 101 2: The Asahi Shimbun: Japan: Japanese: 6 622 3: USA Today