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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.
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]
Japan First Japanese-language newspaper. A month-by-month government translation of the Dutch Javasche Courant. 1865 Gia Dinh Bao: Vietnamese Saigon: Đại Nam: Country's first newspaper 1868 Chugai Shinbun: Japanese Tokyo Japan First Japanese-language newspaper with original reporting. Ceased with publisher's death in 1869. 1870 Yokohama ...
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 ...
The Newspaper: An International History (1979), 192pp; well illustrated; Starr, Paul. The Creation of the Media: Political origins of Modern Communications (2004), far ranging history of all forms of media in 19th and 20th century US and Europe; Pulitzer prize excerpt and text search; Stephens, Mitchell. A History of News (3rd ed. 2006)
BBC News. "Japan Profile: Timeline". "Japan". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Timeline of Modern Japan (1868–1945)". About Japan: A Teacher's Resource. New York: Japan Society. "Japanese History: A Chronological Outline". Asia for Educators. USA: Columbia University.
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association (日本新聞協会, Nihon Shinbun Kyōkai) (NSK) is an entirely independent and voluntary organization funded and operated by the mass media of Japan. The NSK was established on July 23, 1946.
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.